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Changing Behaviour of Self Help Group Members : Pathway for Sustainable Rural Livelihoods in Eastern India

Meena, M.; Singh, Krishna M. - 2013

decentralized extension system, (iv) diversification towards high-value enterprises,(v) technological intervention and impact … research institutes, (viii) developing leadership skills, and (ix) strong political will. Nevertheless, extension system needs …

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Role of Information and Communication Technology Tools (ICT) in Rural Development

Swaminathan, B. - 2014

The rise of Information and Communication Technology has leveled the field of progress and development. No more development could be confined to a single place, however subtle it may be of. The rural India is lagging no way behind in adopting the usage of ICT tools. Mobile phones, TV sets,...

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Transforming rural economies through tertiary education : evidence from India

Castelló-Climent, Amparo; Mukhopadhyay, Abhiroop; Ravinder - 2023

This paper analyses the role of tertiary education on rural development. Using census data on villages in India for 2011, we find that skilled workers have had an important impact on rural prosperity. A 1 percentage point rise in the share of the village population with tertiary education raises...

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Are the economic benefits of Bt cotton sustainable? Evidence from Indian panel data

Kathage, Jonas; Qaim, Matin - 2011

While several studies have shown that genetically modified Bt cotton can benefit smallholder farmers economically, the sustainability of these effects is still unclear and debated controversially between biotechnology proponents and critics. We use unique panel data of 533 cotton farmers,...

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Transgenic crops, production risk, and agrobiodiversity

Qaim, Matin; Zilberman, David - 2014

Do transgenic crops cause agrobiodiversity erosion? We hypothesize that they increase productivity and reduce production risk and may therefore reduce farmer demand for on-farm varietal diversity, especially when only a few transgenic varieties are available. We also hypothesize that varietal...

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Bt cotton and ecosystem impacts of pesticide reductions

Chellatan Veettil, Prakashan; Krishna, Vijesh V.; Qaim, … - 2014

This paper examines the ecosystem impacts of transgenic Bt cotton technology resulting from reduced chemical pesticide use. Employing unique panel data from smallholder farmers in central and southern India, negative environmental and health effects of pesticide use are quantified with the...

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Technology adoption and access to credit via mobile phones

Gupta, Apoorv; Ponticelli, Jacopo; Tesei, Andrea - 2019

Farmers in developing countries often lack access to timely and reliable information about modern technologies that are essential to improve agricultural productivity. The recent diffusion of mobile phones has the potential to overcome these barriers by making information available to those...

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Reframing technical change: Livestock Fodder Scarcity Revisited as Innovation Capacity Scarcity: Part 1. A Review of Historical and Recent Experiences

Hall, Andy; Sulaiman, Rasheed; Dhamankar, Mona; … - United Nations University, Maastricht Economic and … - 2008

This is the first in a series of three papers that develop a conceptual framework for a project on livestock fodder innovation. Livestock is important to the livelihoods of poor people in many regions of the developing world. A generic problem found across this diverse range of production and...

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The quiet revolution in agri-food value chains in Asia: Understanding the fast emergence of cold storages in poor districts in India

Minten, Bart; Reardon, Thomas; Singh, K.M.; Sutradhar, Rajib - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012

In disadvantaged districts of Bihar, one of the poorest states in India and an area where smallholders dominate, we find that there have been dramatic increases and rapid up-scaling of modern cold storages, triggered by market reform, investment subsidies, and better overall public service...

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In-depth Study of the Pluralistic Agricultural Extension System in India

Singh, K.M.; Meena, M.S.; Swanson, B.E.; Reddy, M.N.; … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014

This In-Depth Study of the Pluralistic Agricultural Extension System in India is a full analysis of the pluralistic … extension system in India, how it has changed over many years and the direction it is currently moving. Chapter-1 outlines the … Evolution of the Pluralistic Agricultural Extension System in India and the changes that have occurred since about 1871 …

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