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Institutional Alternatives and Governance of Agriculture

Author : Vishwa Ballabh
Publisher : Academic Foundation
ISBN 13 : 9788171886012
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (86 download)

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Book Synopsis Institutional Alternatives and Governance of Agriculture by : Vishwa Ballabh

Download or read book Institutional Alternatives and Governance of Agriculture written by Vishwa Ballabh and published by Academic Foundation. This book was released on 2007 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As globalization and declining state support pose new challenges to Indian agriculture, this study examines the ways in which the Indian farm sector can integrate small farm households into the larger Indian and global markets. Looking at past and present agricultural policies, major obstacles are identified and new strategies are explored for meeting the challenges of global competition through vertical coordination and contract farming. This examination argues that success would not only benefit the individual farming households in India, but would help alleviate poverty and deprivation throughout rural India.

Governance of Water

Author : Vishwa Ballabh
Publisher : SAGE Publications Pvt. Limited
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 408 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Governance of Water written by Vishwa Ballabh and published by SAGE Publications Pvt. Limited. This book was released on 2008-03-19 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An oft-quoted, modern adage is that the next major global conflict will be over water. In many areas of the world the present is already marked by an uneasy competition among different water users and use sectors, often leading to conflicts. India particularly stands on the brink of an uncertain future, its ever-growing population putting pressure on its increasingly meagre water resources." "Governance of Water: Institutional Alternatives and Political Economy is a timely, relevant book that makes a case for reforming water governance in India through not only re-orientating policy priorities and approaches, but also restructuring the institutional framework away from the state and village dichotomy. The book has eminent scholars explore the issue from various angles - neo-classical and institutional economics, deliberative democracy, public administration, collective action and political economy perspectives."--BOOK JACKET.

Sustaining Agriculture

Author : William Vorley
Publisher : IIED
ISBN 13 : 1843692465
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (436 download)

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Download or read book Sustaining Agriculture written by William Vorley and published by IIED. This book was released on 2002 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Routledge Handbook of Contemporary India

Author : Knut A. Jacobsen
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000984230
Total Pages : 877 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (9 download)

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Book Synopsis Routledge Handbook of Contemporary India by : Knut A. Jacobsen

Download or read book Routledge Handbook of Contemporary India written by Knut A. Jacobsen and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-11-30 with total page 877 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This revised and updated new edition of the Routledge Handbook of Contemporary India concentrates on India as it emerged after the economic reforms and the new economic policy of the 1980s and 1990s and as it develops in the twenty-first century. It presents new developments and advancements in the research literature and includes discussions of the major political change in India since the Hindu nationalist party Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came to power in 2014. This Handbook contains chapters by the field’s foremost scholars dealing with fundamental issues in India’s current cultural and social transformation. This new edition also contains six new chapters on topics not covered by the first edition, such as changes caused by the Hindu majoritarian political ideology, the Hinduization process in the northeast of India and contemporary Dalit and Adivasi literatures. Following an introduction by the editor, the book is divided into five parts: Part I: Foundation Part II: India and the world Part III: Society, class, caste and gender Part IV: Religion and diversity Part V: Cultural change and innovations Exploring the cultural changes and innovations relating a number of contexts in contemporary India, this Handbook is essential reading for students and scholars interested in Indian and South Asian culture, politics and society.

New Horizons in Wheat and Barley Research

Author : Prem Lal Kashyap
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 9811644497
Total Pages : 847 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (116 download)

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Download or read book New Horizons in Wheat and Barley Research written by Prem Lal Kashyap and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-03-26 with total page 847 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book outlines comprehensive information on the global trends, policies, research priorities and frontier innovations made in the research domain of breeding, biotechnology, biofortification and quality enhancement of wheat and barley. With contributions by international group of leading wheat and barley researchers, this book offers data-based insights along with a holistic view of the subject and serve as a vital resource of information for scientists engaged in breeding future high-yielding biofortified varieties. It catalogs both conventional as well as modern tools for gene identification and genome editing interventions for enhancing the yield, grain quality, disease and pest resistance, nutrient-use efficiency and abiotic stress tolerance. The prospects of processing high quality wheat end-products with long term storage and high nutritional quality are also discussed. This book is of interest to teachers, researchers, molecular breeders, cereal biochemists and biotechnologist, policymakers and professionals working in the area of wheat and barley research, food and cereal industry. Also, the book serves as an additional reading material for the undergraduate and graduate students of agriculture and food sciences. National and international agricultural scientists, policy makers will also find this book to be a useful read. Volume 2 of New Horizons in Wheat and Barley Research covers topics in crop protection and resource management.

Sustainable Horticulture, 2 Volume Set

Author : Debashis Mandal
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1351370081
Total Pages : 750 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (513 download)

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Download or read book Sustainable Horticulture, 2 Volume Set written by Debashis Mandal and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2021-05-13 with total page 750 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This timely two-volume compendium, Sustainable Horticulture, addresses the most important topics facing horticulture around the world today. The volumes cover a wide range of topical issues and trends in sustainable horticulture today: Volume 1: Diversity, Production, and Crop Improvements, and Volume 2: Food, Health, and Nutrition. Global food demand is expected to be double by 2050, while at the same time the production environment and natural resources are continually shrinking and deteriorating due to many complex factors. Horticulture, a major sector of agriculture, is vital to enhancing crop production and productivity in parity with agricultural crops to meet the emerging food demand. Implementing sustainable models of crop production is really an enormous endeavor. Promising technologies and management options are needed to increase productivity to meet the growing food demand despite deteriorating production environments.

Sustainable Horticulture, Volume 1

Author : Debashis Mandal
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1351375008
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (513 download)

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Download or read book Sustainable Horticulture, Volume 1 written by Debashis Mandal and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2018-08-06 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sustainable Horticulture, Volume 1: Diversity, Production, and Crop Improvements is part of a two-volume compendium that addresses the most important topics facing horticulture around the world today. Volume 1, on Diversity, Production, and Crop Improvement, outlines the contemporary trends in sustainable horticulture research, covering such topics as crop diversity, species variability and conservation strategies, production technology, tree architecture management, plant propagation and nutrition management, organic farming, and new dynamics in breeding and marketing of horticulture crops. Sections include: Genetic Resources & Biodiversity Conservation Production & Marketing of Horticulture Crops Crop Improvement & Biotechnology Together with Volume 2: Food, Health, and Nutrition, this two-volume compendium presents an abundance of new research on sustainable horticulture that will be valuable for a broad audience, including students of horticulture, faculty and instructors, scientists, agriculturists, government and nongovernment organizations, and other industry professionals.

Patterns of Adoption of Improved Rice Varieties and Farm-level Impacts in Stress-prone Rainfed Areas in South Asia

Author :
Publisher : Int. Rice Res. Inst.
ISBN 13 : 9712202879
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (122 download)

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Download or read book Patterns of Adoption of Improved Rice Varieties and Farm-level Impacts in Stress-prone Rainfed Areas in South Asia written by and published by Int. Rice Res. Inst.. This book was released on 2012 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

India and the Age of Crisis

Author : Michael Gillan
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317616847
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (176 download)

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Book Synopsis India and the Age of Crisis by : Michael Gillan

Download or read book India and the Age of Crisis written by Michael Gillan and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-03-17 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Much of the discussion of India in the public sphere has focused on economic policy settings and restructuring, annual growth rates, trade relations and the nation’s status as an economic and political actor within the international system. This collection considers other dimensions of socio-economic transformation in India and its profound impact on society and nature. While economic and ecological fragility are now very apparently problems of a ‘global’ scale they are nevertheless grounded and experienced at the local scale where vulnerable and marginal people located in the urban periphery and in rural areas confront these ‘crises’ most acutely. The studies in this collection encompass many of the most important social and political concerns of India in this age of crisis, namely, the politics of water resources and land acquisition and use; the interaction between food security, markets, and institutions; the politics and strategies of labour movements; narratives and practices of ‘development’ and contestation over forms of agrarian production in India; the link between urbanisation and local class, caste and political actors; and the potential for civil society to either be co-opted or to contest neoliberal logics and forms of governance. This book was published as a special issue of the Journal of South Asian Studies.

Infrastructure Possibilities and Human-Centered Approaches With Industry 5.0

Author : Khan, Mohammad Ayoub
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (693 download)

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Book Synopsis Infrastructure Possibilities and Human-Centered Approaches With Industry 5.0 by : Khan, Mohammad Ayoub

Download or read book Infrastructure Possibilities and Human-Centered Approaches With Industry 5.0 written by Khan, Mohammad Ayoub and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2024-01-25 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Infrastructure Possibilities and Human-Centered Approaches With Industry 5.0 is a research book that serves as a comprehensive exploration of the potential impact of Industry 5.0 and the research opportunities presented by it, a new era of industrial revolution that integrates advanced technologies with human expertise and creativity. This book delves into the transformative effects of Industry 5.0 on society, with a particular focus on human-centric approaches and the key areas of agriculture, transportation, healthcare, and more. The book examines the revolutionary impact of Industry 5.0 in various domains. It explores the application of AI and machine learning in revolutionizing agriculture, improving livestock management, optimizing fertilizer usage, and detecting agricultural diseases. Additionally, it delves into the integration of advanced technologies in healthcare, including wearable devices, sensors, and robotics, to provide personalized and efficient healthcare services. Furthermore, the book explores the implications of Industry 5.0 on transportation, smart grid systems, and education. Throughout the discussion, the book addresses the ethical and social considerations associated with Industry 5.0, such as privacy, data protection, and social inequality. Written for research scholars, graduate engineering students, and postgraduate students in the fields of computer science, agriculture, and health engineering, this book serves as a valuable resource for understanding the transformative potential of Industry 5.0.

Agricultural Input Subsidies

Author : Ephraim Chirwa
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199683522
Total Pages : 315 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (996 download)

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Download or read book Agricultural Input Subsidies written by Ephraim Chirwa and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2013-09-26 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book takes forward our understanding of agricultural input subsidies in low income countries.

Alternative Banking and Financial Crisis

Author : Kurt von Mettenheim
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317318633
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (173 download)

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Download or read book Alternative Banking and Financial Crisis written by Kurt von Mettenheim and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-10-06 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The recent banking crisis has brought into question the business model used by most large banks. This collection of essays explores the success of ‘alternative banks’ – savings banks, cooperative banks and development banks, using case studies from around the world and discussion of both the historical and theoretical context of banking practices.

Water for Food Water for Life

Author : David Molden
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 113654853X
Total Pages : 688 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (365 download)

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Download or read book Water for Food Water for Life written by David Molden and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-07-23 with total page 688 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Managing water resources is one of the most pressing challenges of our times - fundamental to how we feed 2 billion more people in coming decades, eliminate poverty, and reverse ecosystem degradation. This Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture, involving more than 700 leading specialists, evaluates current thinking on water and its interplay with agriculture to help chart the way forward. It offers actions for water management and water policy - to ensure more equitable and effective use. This assessment describes key water-food-environment trends that influence our lives today and uses scenarios to explore the consequences of a range of potential investments. It aims to inform investors and policymakers about water and food choices in light of such crucial influences as poverty, ecosystems, governance, and productivity. It covers rainfed agriculture, irrigation, groundwater, marginal-quality water, fisheries, livestock, rice, land, and river basins. Ample tables, graphs, and references make this an invaluable work for practitioners, academics, researchers, and policymakers in water management, agriculture, conservation, and development. Published with IWMI.

ESG and Responsible Institutional Investing Around the World: A Critical Review

Author : Pedro Matos
Publisher : CFA Institute Research Foundation
ISBN 13 : 1944960988
Total Pages : 80 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (449 download)

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Download or read book ESG and Responsible Institutional Investing Around the World: A Critical Review written by Pedro Matos and published by CFA Institute Research Foundation. This book was released on 2020-05-29 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This survey examines the vibrant academic literature on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing. While there is no consensus on the exact list of ESG issues, responsible investors increasingly assess stocks in their portfolios based on nonfinancial data on environmental impact (e.g., carbon emissions), social impact (e.g., employee satisfaction), and governance attributes (e.g., board structure). The objective is to reduce exposure to investments that pose greater ESG risks or to influence companies to become more sustainable. One active area of research at present involves assessing portfolio risk exposure to climate change. This literature review focuses on institutional investors, which have grown in importance such that they have now become the largest holders of shares in public companies globally. Historically, institutional investors tended to concentrate their ESG efforts mostly on corporate governance (the “G” in ESG). These efforts included seeking to eliminate provisions that restrict shareholder rights and enhance managerial power, such as staggered boards, supermajority rules, golden parachutes, and poison pills. Highlights from this section: · There is no consensus on the exact list of ESG issues and their materiality. · The ESG issue that gets the most attention from institutional investors is climate change, in particular their portfolio companies’ exposure to carbon risk and “stranded assets.” · Investors should be positioning themselves for increased regulation, with the regulatory agenda being more ambitious in the European Union than in the United States. Readers might come away from this survey skeptical about the potential for ESG investing to affect positive change. I prefer to characterize the current state of the literature as having a “healthy dose of skepticism,” with much more remaining to be explored. Here, I hope the reader comes away with a call to action. For the industry practitioner, I believe that the investment industry should strive to achieve positive societal goals. CFA Institute provides an exemplary case in its Future of Finance series (www.cfainstitute.org/research/future-finance). For the academic community, I suggest we ramp up research aimed at tackling some of the open questions around the pressing societal goals of ESG investing. I am optimistic that practitioners and academics will identify meaningful ways to better harness the power of global financial markets for addressing the pressing ESG issues facing our society.

The agricultural sector as an alternative to illegal mining in Peru

Author : Piñeiro, Valeria
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 44 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book The agricultural sector as an alternative to illegal mining in Peru written by Piñeiro, Valeria and published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst. This book was released on 2016-12-09 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gold mining is the main economic activity in Madre de Dios, Peru. Despite efforts, the state has not yet managed to identify a formalization process achievable for small operators. In addition, many small-scale miners are driven by poverty and need income to provide for their basic needs. Because participation in small-scale mining is largely driven by poverty, it is likely that, in the longer term, much artisanal mining activity will disappear naturally if, through economic development, more attractive work options become available. This paper reviews the importance of illegal mining in Madre de Dios and the potential for development of the agriculture sector. It also analyzes three different policy scenarios: (1) government spending to rectify the environmental damage in the region caused by illegal mining, (2) development of the agricultural sector in the region, and (3) a final scenario with both environmental restoration and agricultural development. Results show that additional government spending in Madre de Dios does not significantly affect the rest of the country and that investment in agriculture can achieve structural change in the gross domestic product of Madre de Dios. Development of the agricultural sector also slightly increases household incomes in Madre de Dios.

Innovative Policies and Institutions to Support Agro-industries Development

Author : Carlos A. Da Silva
Publisher : Fao Inter-Departmental Working Group
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book Innovative Policies and Institutions to Support Agro-industries Development written by Carlos A. Da Silva and published by Fao Inter-Departmental Working Group. This book was released on 2011 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Agro-industries are an important source of employment and income generation worldwide, occupying a dominant position in the manufacturing sector of the economy and representing a significant demand driver for agricultural products. As part of its mandate to provide food security for the world s growing population, FAO promotes the development of agro-industries through its technical programs, including activities in the areas of policy advice, capacity building, advocacy, awareness raising and investment promotion. This book represents a contribution of FAO to broaden the understanding of approaches and mechanisms to foster the emergence and sustainability of agro-industries that are competitive and inclusive. With emphasis on experiences from the developing world, the book presents and discusses innovative policies and institutions that are supportive of agro-industries development."

Agroecology Now!

Author : Colin Ray Anderson
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030613151
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (36 download)

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Download or read book Agroecology Now! written by Colin Ray Anderson and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-12-07 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This open access book develops a framework for advancing agroecology transformations focusing on power, politics and governance. It explores the potential of agroecology as a sustainable and socially just alternative to today’s dominant food regime. Agroecology is an ecological approach to farming that addresses climate change and biodiversity loss while contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals. Agroecology transformations represent a challenge to the power of corporations in controlling food system and a rejection of the industrial food systems that are at the root of many social and ecological ills. In this book the authors analyse the conditions that enable and disable agroecology’s potential and present six ‘domains of transformation’ where it comes into conflict with the dominant food system. They argue that food sovereignty, community-self organization and a shift to bottom-up governance are critical for the transformation to a socially just and ecologically viable food system. This book will be a valuable resource to researchers, students, policy makers and professionals across multidisciplinary areas including in the fields of food politics, international development, sustainability and resilience.