Farmers' indebtedness in Haryana: A study
Farmers' Indebtedness in the State emerged as a central issue. This is because, the problem of indebtedness, damaged the social status of a farmer and triggered to commit suicide. In India, on an average,
Journal of Rural Development
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Effects of soil erosion on agricultural productivity in semi-arid regions: The case of Lower Chambal Valley
<p>Soil erosion is a world-wide challenge for sustainability of agriculture especially in the tropical region. The rates of soil erosion that exceed the generation of new topsoil are a dynamic process
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Modern agriculture, pesticides and human health : a case of agricultural labourers in western Maharashtra
Modern agriculture practices have been great promise for economic development of nation. Farm productivity is directly proportional to use of agrochemicals as observed from the first green revolution.
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Drinking water and sanitation in rural Madhya Pradesh : Issues and challenges for policy
This paper presents a brief account, based primarily on available secondary sources, of the current status of drinking water supply and sanitation in rural Madhya Pradesh. With a discussion on the lopsided
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Political economy of irrigation development and patterns of spatial inequalities across agro-climatic regions of Krishna district
This article is a systematic documentation and analysis of events that motivated development of irrigation in Madras Presidency in general and Krishna district in particular. In Krishna district, when
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Potential of tree borne oilseeds (tbos) for rural energy needs : Experiences and implications
The Planning Commission, Government of India has set a target of 20 per cent blending of diesel with bio-diesel by the year 2012 to reduce the wide gap between demand and supply of petroleum products.
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Micro-finance and rural poverty in india : SHG–bank linkage programme
This paper reviews the progress of SHG-Bank linkage programme at the national and regional levels, and examines its impact on the socio-economic conditions of SHG member households. The programme has grown
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Role of credit insitutions in rural poverty alleviation : A study of Hisar district (Haryana)
Credit is one of the important inputs for rural development. The results will largely depend on the effective use of credit, and linkages developed with other requirements for the enterprise. The study on rural credit from various agencies such as commercial banks, regional rural banks, cooperative banks and District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) under poverty alleviation programmes is carried out in two blocks of Hisar district of Haryana. Oct-Dec 2007
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Rural credit: Issues, contradictions and perspectives
The contradications of our rural credit system are somehow camouflaged by the "achievements" of disbursed targets and, of recent, by the success of programmes like doubling of agricultural credit. The time has come when we need to seriously look into the emerging possibility of zero-credit based organisation of production by the small farmers' associations and their chances of joining with corporate capital. Oct-Dec 2007