Poverty Line

Agriculture, food security and nutrition in Vidarbha: Household level analysis – A special article in EPW

This special article in Economic and Political Weekly (EPW) is based on an assessment of agricultural practices and livelihoods of people in Vidarbha, one of the most distressed regions in India. Using the data generated from a baseline survey on a sample of 6,990 households covering six districts, this paper attempts to assess the relationships between agriculture, food security and nutrition for children, adolescents and married women of reproductive age.

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Yavatmal, MM, India
Latitude: 20.388794, Longitude: 78.120407

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Content Type: Case Studies, Research
Category: Agricultural Pattern, Agriculture, Food Crop Diversity, Food Crop Production, Food Expenditure, Food Security, LIvelihoods, Nutrition, Nutritional Status, Poverty Line, Price Effects, Public Distribution System, Under-nutrition
Associated People / Organizations: Sir Dorabji Tata Trust (SDTT), Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS)
Author: S Parasuraman, T Rajaretnam
Source: Economic and Political Weekly (EPW)
Location / Time: Akola, Amravati, Buldhana, India, Maharashtra, Vidarbha, Wardha, Washim, Yavatmal, 2011
Difficulty Level: Expert

Perspectives on poverty in India - Stylized facts from survey data – A report by World Bank

Cover This report by World Bank was prepared with the objective of developing the evidence base for policy making in relation to poverty reduction in India. It produces a diagnosis of the broad nature of the poverty problem and its trends in India, focusing on both consumption poverty and human development outcomes.

It also includes attention in greater depth to three pathways important to inclusive growth and poverty reduction harnessing the potential of urban growth to stimulate rural-based poverty reduction, rural diversification away from agriculture, and tackling social exclusion.

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