Resource Appraisal for identifying Livelihood Potentials: A Base Line Study Approach in West Bengal, India

Roy, Amit, Chakrabarty, Suhrita

ISBN 10: 3844321268 / ISBN 13: 9783844321265

Published by LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2011

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• Title: Resource Appraisal for identifying Livelihood Potentials: A Base Line Study Approach in West Bengal, India
• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3844321268
• ISBN 13: 9783844321265
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Like New
• Book Type: book

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Synopsis

Indian Agriculture has more than 50% of its cultivable area under Disadvantaged Agriculture. Farming Community of Disadvantaged Agriculture needs reality driven livelihood interventions to enhance their income. Livelihood interventions need to be premised on effective Resource Appraisal. Resource Appraisal through using participatory tools to identify livelihood options for the farming community is prerequisite for implementation of effective livelihood based interventions. The combination of qualitative and quantitative parameters has the potentials to grasp the reality demand of Farm Livelihood sector. The present book deals with the Resource Appraisal which dovetails secondary and primary information with ease without compromising the grassroots realities. The Indian agriculture is desperately looking for grassroots based livelihood interventions developed on genuine base line survey. The present book will help the grassroots practitioners in internalizing basic tenets of Resource Appraisal in Farm Livelihood Sector.

About the Author

Amit Roy is Ph.D.in Agriculture Extension and Associate Professor. He has coordinated ten livelihood projects on Natural Resource Management. He is currently leading World Bank funded Livelihood Project entitled National Agriculture Innovation Project (NAIP) in West Bengal,India (www.bckvnaip03.co.in).His e-mail is amit.mala123@gmail.com.