Pub Date : 2024-04-05DOI: 10.1177/23210249241233051
Priya Singh
In this research article, there is an attempt to understand the concept of Anna Pratha in rural areas of Bundelkhand region. There is an attempt to uncover that this Pratha is directly or indirectly related to adverse geographical conditions of this area. Agrarian crisis, water scarcity and Anna Pratha are interrelated phenomena. To understand these aspects, one village, Nahari, from Banda district of Uttar Pradesh, part of Bundelkhand region, was selected by the researcher randomly. The primary method of data collection has been used by the researcher. Through interview schedule, the researcher collected in-depth information regarding Anna Practice prevailed in this region. Since 2018–2020, data have been collected by the researcher through field visits in this area.
在这篇研究文章中，我们试图了解邦代尔康德地区农村地区的安娜-普拉塔（Anna Pratha）概念。本文试图揭示这种普拉塔与该地区不利的地理条件直接或间接相关。土地危机、缺水和 Anna Pratha 是相互关联的现象。为了了解这些方面的情况，研究人员随机选取了北方邦班达地区的一个村庄，即纳哈里村。研究人员采用了主要数据收集方法。通过访谈日程表，研究人员深入收集了有关该地区盛行的安娜习俗的信息。自 2018-2020 年以来，研究人员通过对该地区的实地考察收集数据。
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Pub Date : 2024-04-05DOI: 10.1177/23210249241233068
Farai Musonza, P. Hlungwani
The Zimbabwean government commissioned the Command Agriculture Programme as one of the follow-up programmes to the land reform programme in 2016–2017 seasons. The programme sought to increase food and nutrition security and reduce import bill by increasing sustainable agricultural production. Mixed sentiments and debates have emerged on whether the programme has been effective enough to fulfil its objective. In light of this background, this research sought to assess the effectiveness of Command Agriculture among communal farmers in Murehwa district who have been part of the beneficiaries of the scheme. The research is evaluative in nature as it adopted one of the OECD evaluation criteria of establishing the effectiveness of a programme. The evaluation placed much emphasis on the outcome level results as well as on implementation processes. Key informant interviews, focus group discussions and questionnaires were used in this study. The major finding was that there has only been a marginal improvement in food security and productivity in the beneficiary households. This means that sustainable food access, availability, utilisation and stability, which entails food security, has been low in the district in terms of feeding to the overall objective of the programme. Strict monitoring and evaluation is recommended for programme efficiency and effectiveness.
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Pub Date : 2023-10-26DOI: 10.1177/23210249231196411
Sudesh Kumar Aryan
This study is based on the empirical work carried out in the state of Jammu and Kashmir where the people are forcibly displaced from their ancestral homeland due to dam projects. The objective of the study is to examine the issues of compensation, land acquisition and employment among the displaced people which they faced after displacement. For conducting the research, the study was used as a sampling method particularly purposive and snowball technique with the help of semi-structure interview schedule. It has been observed that after involuntary displacement, the displaced people face lots of challenges with regards to their compensation and employment problems. The respective state government has given only monetary compensation to the displaced families according to the Land Acquisition Act, 1984.
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Pub Date : 2023-10-06DOI: 10.1177/23210249231196396
Beatrice Adhiambo Otieno, Geoffrey Otieno Muga
Background Widows still face immense barriers in owning land and get inferior reliable rights to land than males across most Kenyan communities. The objective of this study, therefore, was to establish the sociocultural and economic factors that continue to bar widows from owning land in rural Western Kenya. Methods A cross-sectional study employing qualitative data collection methods was adopted in this study where six widows participated in Case Narratives (CN), and two Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) each with five widows and one FGD comprising eight men were conducted. In addition, six widows were identified from the FGD participants for in-depth interviews (IDIs) and 10 key informant interviews with stakeholders were carried out. Data from the qualitative interviews were transcribed for coding and analysis. The thematic content analysis method was used to identify themes related to sociocultural and economic factors hindering women from land ownership. Results Economic marginalisation, traditional land ownership structures, and practices such as the skewed land inheritance that disfavour women due to the deep-rooted patriarchy, low level of education and lack of awareness of existing land laws were found to be the major hindrances to land ownership by widows. In addition, the tedious process of accessing land documents and widow inheritance is also to blame. Conclusion The study concludes that the existence of a legal regime that accords women and widows the right to own land may not be sufficient in realising the intended gains for women if it is not backed up with an effective implementation and awareness creation on the laws as well as economic empowerment of the widows through targeted social protection schemes.
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Pub Date : 2023-09-28DOI: 10.1177/23210249231196394
Ch. Sankar Rao
Agricultural-land sale prices in India exponentially increased during post-reforms period. This article studies operation of agricultural-land sale market and its implications in Andhra Pradesh during 2001–2017. It is based on primary data from six villages in three regions. The results show that sale prices of unit agricultural land have skyrocketed, and they are no way related to returns from land. The rich, non-cultivating households are increasingly buying agricultural land at higher prices for non-cultivating purposes and left fallow. They treat agricultural land as gold for store value, speculative trading, tax benefits, etc. The higher land sale prices along with depleting returns tempted distressed small farmers to sell their land. Consequently, cultivating small farmers are pushed to supply-side of land market as distressed sellers but not on the demand side of land market as buyers. Agricultural land is slowly but permanently going away from the hands of cultivator to noncultivators. Continuation of these trends has an adverse impact on equity and efficiency in agriculture land ownership in the state.
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Pub Date : 2023-09-28DOI: 10.1177/23210249231196403
Raj Kishore Panda
The study aims at examining the disparity in crop productivity and input usage between male- and female-headed self-cultivating farm households in the coastal region of Odisha, India. Field-level data from 221 sample households are collected and analysed following a multi-stage sampling procedure. The findings reveal that the male-headed farms have both higher productivity and better use of inputs in realizing returns than the female-headed farms. Within the female-headed farms, the de facto ones have an edge over their de jure counterparts in both these respects. Since the study area is a disaster-prone area, adding further to the gender-constraints of female-headed farms in the use of inputs and realizing commensurate yield, the study suggests for measures to build capacity among women farmers to produce efficiently.
{"title":"Gender Disparity in Crop Productivity and Input Usage: Evidence from an Empirical Study","authors":"Raj Kishore Panda","doi":"10.1177/23210249231196403","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/23210249231196403","url":null,"abstract":"The study aims at examining the disparity in crop productivity and input usage between male- and female-headed self-cultivating farm households in the coastal region of Odisha, India. Field-level data from 221 sample households are collected and analysed following a multi-stage sampling procedure. The findings reveal that the male-headed farms have both higher productivity and better use of inputs in realizing returns than the female-headed farms. Within the female-headed farms, the de facto ones have an edge over their de jure counterparts in both these respects. Since the study area is a disaster-prone area, adding further to the gender-constraints of female-headed farms in the use of inputs and realizing commensurate yield, the study suggests for measures to build capacity among women farmers to produce efficiently.","PeriodicalId":118277,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Land and Rural Studies","volume":"49 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135425225","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-09-21DOI: 10.1177/23210249231192757
Satish Kumar Shukla, Anirban Mukherjee, Gerad D. Middendorf
Kannauj is an historic city in northern India, which is known since antiquity for producing high quality natural ittar (natural perfume). This study explores the notion that perfume is a product of science and standardised production and marketing practices, whereas ittar is a natural product derived from traditional knowledge and craft production processes passed on through generations. The study highlights the ‘deg-bhapka’ technique of ittar production, explores the lifeworlds of the artisans, their perception of the art, discusses the main ittar varieties, and explores the role of social and cultural capital in preserving the legacy over generations. Semi-structured, open-ended interviews were used for data collection. Finally, the study examines the contemporary challenges and bottlenecks in this heritage industry and the incongruency of the art of ittar-making to the nuances of the capitalist economy. The possibilities for evolving and marketing ittar as a ‘green’, ‘organic’ and ‘indigenous’ product of traditional art and contemporary aesthetic standards are explored.
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Pub Date : 2023-07-01DOI: 10.1177/23210249231166468
D. G. Babu, S. Srivastav
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Pub Date : 2023-06-29DOI: 10.1177/23210249231162421
Jatin Kishore
The study compares the productivity under traditional and high-density apple plantation (HDP) techniques in Kashmir and look at the financial viability of the two in light of the HDP subsidy scheme of the government of J&K. The study also looks at factors behind adoption of high-density techniques as well as the farmers’ perception of the environmental and health impacts of fertilisers and pesticides used in the apple orchards. The study finds that the productivity of apple production, measured by the yield of apple output, is significantly higher under the high-density plantation system compared to the traditional apple cultivation methods. The efficiency of production is also higher under the high-density plantation techniques owing to better technology and more scientific use of inputs such as precision irrigation systems and proper application of fertilizers and pesticides. Results from the NPV and IRR analysis indicate that the high-density technique is financially viable in the long run even in the absence of any assistance from the government. However, it was found that there is low uptake of subsidy scheme because farmers find it difficult to produce revenue records in their own name. The main factors driving adoption of High-Density technology are presence of a progressive farmer in the village or neighbourhood. There is only limited awareness among the farmers about the harmful impacts of chemicals on environment and health. The awareness regarding long-term health implications such as cancer due to pesticide exposure is also very limited.
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Pub Date : 2023-06-19DOI: 10.1177/23210249231163951
Seitinmang Guite, Hanjabam Isworchandra Sharma
Jhum-based agriculture has been the dominant mode of economic activity in terms of production and livelihoods for tribal people of Manipur. Thadou tribe has the highest population among all the tribes in Manipur, and their economy has been characterised by jhumming. But in recent times there has been a significant change in the way, these tribes practice their economic activities and livelihoods. The study is based on 15 villages of four different sub-divisions of three hill districts of Manipur where Thadou-Kukis are settled in large numbers. The study seeks to understand the occupational patterns of Thadou-Kuki group and the nature of its agrarian economy using village level data. The study finds that the occupational patterns of this group are changing and they are giving up jhum-based paddy cultivation for other cash crops and non-agricultural sectors. Settled cultivation is practiced widespread but due to the non-application of modern inputs, there has been a huge shortage of rice. Agricultural diversification is taking place in jhum area and there are inter-regional variations in the way the villages practice diversification. Some villages are growing poppy in a large scale and some high-value crops like ginger, king chilly and sesame. The nature of Thadou-Kuki agrarian economy is no more a homogenous one; it is now more of a differentiated agrarian economy. The state of the agrarian economy in the surveyed villages indicates a transitional flux where there is a huge food grain deficit and at the same time diversification is not taking smoothly.
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