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Guidelines for Human-Leopard Conflict Management

eSocialSciences; Ministry of Environment and Forests GOI - 2011

After careful consideration of the inputs received from a variety of stakeholders, the following framework guidelines are suggested for managing the humanleopard conflict situations in areas where leopards coexist among high densities of humans....

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Socio-Economic and Ecological Benefits of Mangrove Plantation: A Study of Community Based Mangrove Restoration Activities in Gujarat

Viswanathan, P.K.; Pathak, Kinjal D; Mehta, Ila - eSocialSciences - 2011

A comprehensive assessment of the multiple benefits of mangrove ecosystems and their restoration efforts in Gujarat is made. The study is important and contextual as there are very limited empirical evidences as regards the impacts/ outcomes of mangrove restoration activities on the local...

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Can Lease Hold Forestry in Nepal Benefit People and the Environment?

eSocialSciences; South Asian Network for Development SANDEE - 2012

In Nepal an innovative form of forestry management, known as the Leasehold Forestry (LHF) Programme, is being introduced to protect forest land and help it regenerate. A new SANDEE study analyzes the role of this programme in improving household welfare in Nepal. The study was undertaken to see...

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Supply Responses in the Livestock Economy of Kerala

Nair, K. Narayanan - eSocialSciences - 2010

The quantitative and qualitative changes taking place in livestock population over the years would be due to the … changes in demand for livestock products. The changes in livestock population and its components would be effected through … of livestock population over the years is of utmost importance for understanding the pattern of supply responses to …

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Accelerating Economic Growth and Reducing Poverty: The Road Ahead

eSocialSciences; Ministry of Finance, Government of … - 2010

It outlines the broad framework and the strategy for poverty reduction based on four pillars: (a) accelerating economic growth while maintaining the macroeconomic stability; (b) improving the governance; (c) investing in human capital; and (d) targeting the poor and the vulnerable. The PRSP also...

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Working of Livestock Exchange Markets in Rajasthan

eSocialSciences - 2012

Livestock sector is an integral part of Indiaâ€™s agriculture and an important part of the whole economy with reference … attention towards development of livestock markets. India has enormous cattle wealth but could not explore export markets to …

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Agricultural Insurance in India: Problems and Prospects

Bhende, M J - eSocialSciences - 2012

The challenges of providing insurance to Indian agricultural sector in a manner that is both meaningful and sustaining. Critical assessment of the existing initiative and present possible options for improvement are presented. [NABARD Occasional Paper No. 44]....

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Firewood Collections and Economic Growth in Rural Nepal 1995-2010: Evidence from a Household Panel

Baland, Jean-Marie; Libois, Francois; Mookherjee, Dilip - eSocialSciences - 2013

A longitudinal household survey from World Bank Living Standards Measurement Survey (LSMS) was used for the study. A relatively small (but representative) sample of households residing in the mountainous regions of Nepal (i.e., excluding the low-lying Terai regions) were surveyed in three...

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Changing Interface Between Agriculture and Livestock: A Study of Livelihood Options under Dry Land Farming Systems in Gujarat

Shah, Amita - eSocialSciences - 2008

The present paper tries to empirically examine the changing profile of distribution and ownership of livestock across …

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Food Processing in Andhra Pradesh Opportunities and Challenges

Dev, S. Mahendra; Rao, N. Chandrasekhara - eSocialSciences - 2008

challenges in processing of rice, fruits and vegetables, oilseeds and livestock products 2. To study the working of contracts …

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