Based on meso data, study analyses the causes of poverty and food insecurity. It seeks to identify who is food insecure … and where they are, why they risk food insecurity and what options exist to reduce their vulnerability. Using the … sustainable livelihoods framework and collecting qualitative and quantitative data from two selected districts of Balangir and …

What is the relationship between social conflict and poverty in the context of Manipur? There is a need to recognize … issues involved in the ethnic conflicts and consequential disruptions, displacement and poverty. [CPRC-IIPA Working Paper No …

Set within the context of re-conceptualizing poverty to emphasize its multidimensionality, this paper argues for the … physical safety are major concerns for the poor, often dominating their lives to a greater extent than income poverty. However …, the paper also illustrates how violence, security and poverty interrelate in the eyes of the poor, often in causal ways …

erosion, major river basins, and livelihoods of poor households living near the forests. Public discussions of the problem are … its impacts on local livelihoods (that these are adverse and large). Views concerning determinants of deforestation … include economic growth, local poverty, and inequality, all of which are generally believed to accelerate the process. Of …

of food insecurity will continue to be poverty, rather than inadequate food production. Thus, policies and investments … livelihoods, if we allocate and manage the resource wisely. Yet, water shortages will constrain agricultural production and limit … to the water they need for producing food and sustaining livelihoods, and they must create greater opportunities for …

The most important determinant of households' livelihoods is how much they earn for their labour. People in informal … work are more likely to be low earners, to live in poverty, and to make fewer transitions into the higher-paying work …

in history and document how dominant interests have used this situation of chronic poverty in Kandhamal to suit their …