Rural Development in South Asia

Rural Development in South Asia
Author: Lalita Prasad Vidyarthi
Publisher: Concept Publishing Company
Total Pages: 230
Release: 1982
Genre: Agriculture
ISBN:

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Papers, chiefly in relation to India and Bangladesh.

Rural Development in South Asia

Rural Development in South Asia
Author: Jitendra Kumar Sharma
Publisher:
Total Pages: 356
Release: 2001
Genre: Rural development
ISBN:

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Bangladesh

Bangladesh
Author: B. S. Khanna
Publisher:
Total Pages: 227
Release: 1991
Genre: Bangladesh
ISBN: 9788171002863

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Development in South Asia

Development in South Asia
Author: Basil Leonard Clyde Johnson
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Total Pages: 260
Release: 1983
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

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Covers the economic development of: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal.

Agricultural Development in South Asia

Agricultural Development in South Asia
Author: Jasbir Singh
Publisher:
Total Pages: 678
Release: 1997
Genre: Agricultural ecology
ISBN:

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Agricultural development in South Asia (a comparative study in the green revolution experiences) is a pioneer work of its own kind and unique in nature. Its salient features are: It is a comprehensive and self-contained study covering an analysis of determinants of agriculture and agricultural attributes -- so, a cause-effect analysis. Agricultural development regions and agro-ecological regions have been delineated, and specific recommendations have been made for redressing the regionalimbalances in levels of agricultural development in the South Asian countries--so a planning-oriented study. The study is based on field truthing, personal communications, district-by-district data etc. The data have been presented in maps enlightening patterns and dynamics of agricultural inputs and outputs, and the cartographic work is of high quality. So far, no such in-depth study has been conducted, covering only the primary activity of the sub-continent and highlighting the green evolution experiences--so, a study related to the then and now as regards agricultural inputs and outputs. It will be a study of great relevance to the SAARC nations for planning purposes and making master plans for reducing regional inequalities in agricultural performance levels. Since this work is a pioneer attempt and is based on the field work and district-by district data covering the green revolution period (1967-68 to 1987-88), it is a work of its own kind and unique in nature. The greatest inequality in the use of agricultural inputs within the borders of South Asia is responsible for agricultural development differences. These range from the poverty in densely populated Bangladesh to agriculturally high-speed Punjab-Haryana region in Northwestern India. Moreover, South Asia includes the cold empties of the high Himalayan ranges where agricultural development has a special meaning. The agricultural face of South Asia has changed at a different rate because the diffusion of green revolution technology was not a universal scale. As a consequence, four levels of agricultural development were observed, such as: Very high level development with high speed change; High/medium level development with high/medium speed change; Low level development with low speed change, and Very low level development with very low speed change. Therefore, it is no longer desirable to write only a static geography of agricultural development of South Asia, and it is also equally important, above, all to examine, explain, identify and understand the recognisable ceaseless patterns of change in agricultural development levels.

Rural Women at Work

Rural Women at Work
Author: Ruth B. Dixon-Mueller
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 250
Release: 2013-11-26
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1135994218

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First Published in 2011. This study is Volume I of the Global Environment and Development 7 volume set. One of the most promising areas identified in the initial study was female labor-force participation. If good jobs at decent wages were offered to women, particularly those living in rural areas, would such employment have an effect on family size? Would their jobs compete for the women's time as mothers and housewives, offer them an alternative route to acquiring status and a sense of purpose, and perhaps also provide the women with an independent source of income which would enable them to achieve more control over their lives? But, as the original volume makes clear, the situation is more complicated than it first appears to be.

The Great Ascent

The Great Ascent
Author: Inderjit Singh
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Total Pages: 480
Release: 1990
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

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Poverty is the grim reality for some 400 million people - mostly small farmers and agricultural laborers - in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. To remedy the problem, South Asian governments and international agencies have focused on raising the productivity of small farms and increasing opportunities for rural employment. This strategy, however, has long been criticized for doing the poor more harm than good. The author challenges that pessimistic view by critically reviewing a wealth of evidence from recent academic literature and the World Bank's operational experience. He shows that rapid agricultural growth has benefited all classes of the poor and that the "great ascent" from poverty to a more materially rewarding life has begun. A variety of programs intended to help the poor directly are examined in detail. Research, extension, and training activities are evaluated for their effectiveness in promoting the adoption of high-yielding varieties of cereal, spreading new farming technology, encouraging multiple cropping, and increasing the cultivation of high-value crops. The author also considers programs in dairying, poultry farming, commercial fishing, and forestry and argues that policymakers have neglected these potentially profitable activities. Finally, he discusses the dismal failure of land reforms in reducing poverty.