Tamilnadu is one of the progressive & largest states in India. Large chunk of population is engaged in agriculture activities. The state rural population faces scarcity of water, more particularly for irrigation. To overcome this, the state government with assistance of World Bank and other...

This paper propose on the basis of empirical study of Indian climate, culture, society and market requirements to create women cooperatives managed by women professionals for growing, processing and marketing plants of medicinal and nutritional value, that take care of individual health and...

To eradicate extreme poverty requires participation of people. Identifying poor population and making them employable is essential to eradicate poverty. Economic growth is important to eradicate poverty; equitable wealth distribution is sine-qua-non to sustainable development. This chapter...