The book titled Women and Work in Rural India, edited by Madhura Swaminathan, Shruti Nagbhushan, and V. K. Ramachandran, and published by Tulika Books and the Foundation for Agrarian Studies (FAS), was released on August 25, 2020.
Impact of Covid-19 on the Indian Countryside: Some Findings
The Foundation for Agrarian Studies conducted a Rapid Assessment Survey to study the impact of Covid-19 on rural India.
Good Diets in the Asia-Pacific Region: Three Countries Score Top Marks
A new study by the regional office of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in Bangkok, Dynamic Development, Shifting Demographics, Changing Diets, has put together data on trends and key changes in agriculture and nutrition in the Asia-Pacific region.
Address by the Chairperson on the occasion of the First FAS Annual Public Lecture
I am indeed honoured to have this opportunity to make an intervention on the occasion of the public lecture by Dr M. S. Swaminathan. I am an activist of the All India Kisan Sabha, the oldest and the largest peasant organization in the country. The All India Kisan Sabha, since its inception in 1936 onwards, has consistently argued in favour of using advancements in science and technology to increase agricultural production and productivity.
Visit to Kolar Chikkaballapura Milk Union Ltd (KOMUL)
As part of the project titled “Women’s Work in Agriculture and Rural Production in India”, the Foundation for Agrarian Studies conducted a week-long pilot time-use survey of women in Siresandra village of Kolar district from May 11 to 19, 2017. Fourteen women from different socio-economic backgrounds were chosen for the study.
Women’s Work in Animal Care
In a recent Research Note, Yoshifumi Usami and I had examined women’s work in livestock and animal rearing, and we had argued that women constitute the primary work force in the animal resources sector. While we had data on the number of women participating in animal rearing activity, we did not have information on the time spent in animal care. Information on these lines is now available from a pilot time-use survey conducted last week in Siresandra village, Kolar district, Karnataka.
Interim Report of the Committee to Study the Impact of Demonetisation on Kerala
The Kerala State Planning Board appointed a Committee on November 23, 2016 to study the impact of demonetisation and related measures of the Government of India on the economy of the State of Kerala. The Committee submitted an interim report on December 20, 2016.
A Report on the Socio-Economic Survey of Households in Taliparamba Constituency
This is a report on a socio-economic survey of households conducted in Taliparamba legislative constituency in Kannur district, Kerala. The survey was conducted at the direction of James Mathew, the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the constituency and as part of an Integrated Social Security Project.
