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   Corporate farming in India: is it must for agricultural development?

   janvier, 2006

   Inde

   développement rural

   This paper profiles cases of corporate farming practices and examines the rationale for allowing corporate farming in India in the context of its agriculture and rural sector. It points out that the rationale is weak and not supported by evidence on corporate farming.Corporate farming is promoted on the grounds that large-scale corporate agriculture is more efficient than peasant farming prevalent in the country and that it leads to better allocative efficiency, induces higher private investment in agriculture, and results in higher output, income and exports.

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   Indian agriculture and rural development

   Documents de politique et mémoires

   janvier, 2005

   Inde, Asie

   femme

   In this brief, the authors suggest five areas for action to put rural India on a higher growth trajectory that would cut hunger, malnutrition, and unemployment at a much faster pace than has been the case so far. The five areas for action are interlinked and would best work if pursued in conjunction. The authors emphasize investments with a human face that include and reach out to the rural poor and a reorientation of subsidies toward such investments: 1.

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   Women’s collective action and sustainable water management

   janvier, 2006

   Inde

   gestion des eaux

   parité hommes-femmes en matière d’accès à la terre

   This paper discusses the case of the Self Employed Women’s Association’s (SEWA) Women, Water and Work Campaign which began in 1995 in the semi-arid regions of Gujarat. SEWA’s women’s groups, which are initiated through collective action, have been active in sustaining local water management through water harvesting, watershed management, handpump repair, pipeline maintenance and revival of traditional sources of water.

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   IFPRI Forum: When disaster strikes (feature article)

   janvier, 2005

   Afrique, Chine, Inde

   parité hommes-femmes en matière d’accès à la terre

   développement rural

   gestion des eaux

   CONTENTS:; African Stakeholders Committed to Building Consensus on Biotechnology. 2; A Safety Net with Investments in Children. 3; Assisting China with Rural Development Challenges. 3; Interview with Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India. 4; Commentary: Managing Water Competition in South Asia. 7; Putting Gender into the Global Food Picture. 8; IMPACT Software Now Available. 8; Building Public-Private Partnerships for Agricultural Innovation. 9

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   The dragon and the elephant

   Rapports et recherches

   janvier, 2005

   Chine, Asie, Asie méridionale, Inde

   développement rural

   China’s and India’s rapid rise in the global arena has not only captured the attention of the world but has also set into motion a rethinking of the very paradigm of economic development....Today, China and India together account for 40 percent of the world’s population. Both have implemented a series of economic reforms in the past two and half decades: China initiated this process at the end of the 1970s, while India began in the early 1990s. These reforms have led to rapid economic growth, with a growth rate of 8–9 percent per annum in China and 6–7 percent per annum in India.

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   Rural and urban dynamics and poverty: Evidence from China and India

   Rapports et recherches

   janvier, 2005

   Chine, Asie méridionale, Inde

   possession

   pauvreté

   "Like many developing countries, China and India followed development strategies biased in favor of the urban sector over the last several decades. These development schemes have led to overall efficiency losses due to misallocation of resources among rural and urban sectors. It also led to large income gaps between rural and urban areas. The urban bias was greater in China than in India. Indeed, official data show that both the income gap and the difference in poverty rates between rural and urban areas are much larger in China than in India.

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   Reducing poverty and hunger in India

   janvier, 2005

   Inde, Asie méridionale

   zone rurale

   gestion des eaux

   India's strategy for reducing poverty and hunger has always placed a great deal of importance on the agricultural sector, reflecting the fact that 70 percent of the population lives in rural areas and the overwhelming majority of them depend upon agriculture as their primary source of income. The focus of attention has of course changed over time.

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   The Special Economic Zones Act, 2005

   Législation et politiques

   juin, 2005

   Inde

   Terre et investissements

   investissement foncier

   A special economic zone (SEZ) is an area in which business and trade laws are different from rest of the country. SEZs are located within a country's national borders, and their aims include: increased trade, increased investment, job creation and effective administration. To encourage businesses to set up in the zone, financial policies are introduced.

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   Trends in forest ownership, forest resource tenure and institutional arrangements: are they contributing to better forest management and poverty reduction?

   A case study from Orissa, India

   Documents de politique et mémoires

   janvier, 2006

   Inde

   foresterie communautaire

   droit forestier

   plan d'aménagement forestier

   This FAO study document provides information on formal and legal basis of  forests and forest management types in Odisha along with trends and changes; describes status and impact of forest management regimes including JFM, CFM and mainstream forest management; delineates lesson learnt and future challenges.

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    The Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005

    Législation

    septembre, 2005

    Inde

    Terre et sécurité alimentaire

    droit d' héritage sur la terre

    propriété foncière

    droit de propriété

    femme

    This Hindu Succession Act Amendment made in 2005 was to grant, among others, rights to women to inherit agricultural land of the parents and husband. Under this amendment the daughters, including married daughters, are coparceners in joint family property, with the same birth right as sons, to share, claim partition, and (by presumption) to become karta (managers), while also sharing the liabilities. This would be applicable for Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists and Jains religious communities of India.