The study was undertaken to analyse the extent, diversity, inequality and determinants of income of rural households in Jharkhand-one of the most poverty stricken state of India. The study is based on the high frequency primary data collected from 160 rural households by resident investigators...

Production of rice-wheat crop residues, the main dry fodders, is inadequate in north Bihar. In an unorganized fodder market, middlemen dictate the term of fodder trade. The fodder purchased in villages is mostly sold in urban and peri-urban areas. Fodder is processing at every level in marketing...

Agriculture is at the core of Bihar's economy, employing 77% of the workforce and generating 35% of the state domestic product. With 88% of the state's poor living in rural areas, improving agricultural performance and related rural non-farm activity is critical for improving livelihoods and...