The Una incident initiated a state-wide protest movement of Dalits. A long march – the Azadi Kooch March – is being planned by the movement in August 2016 from Ahmedabad to Una. A marked feature of this movement is also the wide-ranging nature of its demands. Justice to the victims of Una is one of the demands, of course, but the movement has also demanded the urgent implementation of land reforms.
Fresh Measures to Revive Rice Cultivation in Kerala
The newly elected Left Democratic Front (LDF) government in Kerala has given indications about its resolve to revive paddy cultivation in the State. But the path ahead is not likely to be an easy one.
Brexit and the U.K. Farmer
So it’s finally Brexit. How will exit from the Common Agricultural Policy affect farmers in the United Kingdom?
Tracking Farmers’ Incomes in India
In India, surprisingly enough, we did not have any official data on incomes of farm households till a decade ago. The first official source of data on farmer’s incomes was the Situation Assessment Survey (SAS) conducted by the National Sample Survey Organisation.
Migration from Drought-Hit Bundelkhand
The drought in Bundelkhand, which is spread across 13 districts in Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, is leading to distress-driven migration in large numbers from this region. A report by Sayantan Bera published in Live Mint (June 9, 2016) writes about some of these migrants who reach Delhi in search of employment.
A View from Rural Tripura
The most striking change in Dhalai (as in the rest of Tripura) is the return of peace and security. My impression from a week in the field, participating in a survey of households in Mainama village, is of a society that has taken impressive steps on a public-support-led path of human development.
Requirements for a new statistical system for decentralized governance – 2
The panchayat needs data on residents living within its jurisdiction. Such data cannot be collected and aggregated from official registers that record data at the place of occurrence. Hence, there is need to record data at the place of usual residence that can be used by the panchayat for administrative purposes.
On the New “Land Politics”
When writers like Professor Borras refer to “land grab,” they have a series of assumptions in mind. But to begin with, irrespective of the definitions used and areas involved, the “land grab” that Professor Borras speaks of is largely limited to parts of Africa.
Measuring Crop Yields
Crop yield or the quantity of crop output harvested (say in tonnes) per unit of area cultivated (say in hectares) is the most important measure of agricultural performance worldwide.
Drought and Deprivation in Bundelkhand
Bundelkhand, a hilly region spread across 13 districts in Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, is currently struggling with the effects of an acute drought.
