Sustainable Poverty Reduction in Less-favoured AreasRuerd Ruben, J. Pender, Arie Kuyvenhoven CABI, 2007 - 472 pages Printbegrænsninger: Der kan printes 10 sider ad gangen og max. 40 sider pr. session |
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Page 6
... poor were increasingly concentrated in rainfed areas, with a relatively equal proportion in high- versus lowpotential rainfed areas. There is a high degree of variability in the incidence of rural poverty across states in India, ranging ...
... poor were increasingly concentrated in rainfed areas, with a relatively equal proportion in high- versus lowpotential rainfed areas. There is a high degree of variability in the incidence of rural poverty across states in India, ranging ...
Page 7
... poor (with income per capita <US$1/day) compared with the national rate of extreme poverty of 60% for all rural households. Within hillside areas, dependence on subsistence basic grains production, which is the livelihood strategy with ...
... poor (with income per capita <US$1/day) compared with the national rate of extreme poverty of 60% for all rural households. Within hillside areas, dependence on subsistence basic grains production, which is the livelihood strategy with ...
Page 15
... poor sustainable intensification in highland and dryland areas, focusing on their potential for adoption by poor farmers in different LFA settings (see Table 1.2). Particular attention is given to the identification of local economic ...
... poor sustainable intensification in highland and dryland areas, focusing on their potential for adoption by poor farmers in different LFA settings (see Table 1.2). Particular attention is given to the identification of local economic ...
Page 16
... poor farmers. In the Dhading district of Nepal, where planting of multipurpose trees almost doubled net returns to farming at only slightly higher costs, including the additional income from fodder, fuelwood and timber. Short-rotation ...
... poor farmers. In the Dhading district of Nepal, where planting of multipurpose trees almost doubled net returns to farming at only slightly higher costs, including the additional income from fodder, fuelwood and timber. Short-rotation ...
Page 19
... poor farmers, and is best controlled through cultural practices that maintain pests at a controllable level. Conventional synthetic pesticides tend gradually to lose their effectiveness and concerns are growing regarding the detrimental ...
... poor farmers, and is best controlled through cultural practices that maintain pests at a controllable level. Conventional synthetic pesticides tend gradually to lose their effectiveness and concerns are growing regarding the detrimental ...
Contents
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Development Strategies for Poor People in Lessfavoured Areas | 63 |
Resource Management Options | 133 |
Livelihoods and Food Security | 203 |
Markets and Institutional Development | 271 |
Strategies and Policy Priorities | 419 |
Index | 467 |
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