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The dynamics of crop diversity and seed use in the context of recurrent climate shocks and poverty: Seasonal panel data evidence from rural Uganda 周期性气候冲击和贫困背景下作物多样性和种子使用的动态：来自乌干达农村的季节性面板数据证据

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World Development Perspectives

Pub Date : 2025-06-19 DOI: 10.1016/j.wdp.2025.100698

Clifton Makate , Arild Angelsen , Teshome Hunduma Mulesa , Ola Tveitereid Westengen

Climate change and variability impact smallholders’ use of seeds from different sources. Empirical studies of smallholders’ use of crop diversity and seed provide essential evidence for the continued adaptation of seed policies to changing climatic conditions. We address two key questions: (i) How do smallholders in Uganda use off-farm seed sourcing and crop diversity in response to climate shocks and variability? and (ii) How do differences in socioeconomic status influence smallholders’ crop diversity and seed use? We analyze household seasonal panel data from the Uganda National Panel Survey, complemented by high-resolution climate data. Smallholder farmers maintain high crop diversity. About half of the farmers purchase part of the seeds used, and more farmers buy local than improved varieties. Fewer than 5% of farmers buy certified seed, and the purchase of Quality Declared Seed is at about the same level. Exposure to less-than-normal rainfall over the previous five years is associated with higher crop diversification, more seed purchases, and more farm-saving of seeds. Farmers experiencing long-term rainfall variability increase seed purchasing, particularly of improved varieties, and reduce seed saving. These findings suggest that crop diversity, variety type, and seed source are integral to farmers’ strategies for coping with and adapting to climate shocks. Wealthier farmers are more likely to diversify and increase off-farm seed purchases in response to drought shocks, highlighting unequal access to these adaptation strategies. Realizing the adaptation potential in crop diversity and seeds will require policy coherence and concomitant implementation of social protection programs with seed system interventions.

气候变化和多变性影响着小农对不同来源种子的使用。对小农利用作物多样性和种子的实证研究为种子政策继续适应不断变化的气候条件提供了重要证据。我们解决了两个关键问题：(i)乌干达的小农如何利用农场外种子采购和作物多样性来应对气候冲击和变化？（二）社会经济地位的差异如何影响小农的作物多样性和种子利用？我们分析了来自乌干达国家小组调查的家庭季节性小组数据，并辅以高分辨率气候数据。小农保持了较高的作物多样性。大约一半的农民购买所使用的种子的一部分，更多的农民购买当地而不是改良品种。不到5%的农民购买经过认证的种子，购买质量声明种子的比例也大致相同。过去五年的降雨量低于正常水平，这与作物多样化程度提高、种子购买量增加和农场节省种子的情况有关。经历长期降雨变化的农民增加了种子购买，特别是改良品种，并减少了种子储存。这些发现表明，作物多样性、品种类型和种子来源对农民应对和适应气候冲击的策略至关重要。较富裕的农民更有可能多样化并增加非农业种子购买以应对干旱冲击，这凸显了获得这些适应战略的不平等。实现作物多样性和种子的适应潜力需要政策一致性，并在种子系统干预措施的同时实施社会保护计划。

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Measuring poverty in Tanzania: Comparison of diary and recall approaches to food consumption data collection 衡量坦桑尼亚的贫困：食品消费数据收集的日记和召回方法的比较

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World Development Perspectives

Pub Date : 2025-06-14 DOI: 10.1016/j.wdp.2025.100696

Akuffo Amankwah , Darcey Jeanne Genou Johnson , Josephine Ofori Adofo , Maryam Gul , Amparo Palacios-Lopez

Consumption data from household surveys continue to be the main source for poverty and inequality statistics in low- and middle-income countries. Although recent research has demonstrated that the choice of diary- versus recall-based methods for food consumption data collection can directly impact poverty measurement, the available evidence stems largely from small-scale, subnational survey experiments. This study uses data from a nationally representative randomized survey experiment in Tanzania to provide a comparative assessment of how household consumption and poverty measures may be impacted by relying on a 14-day food consumption diary versus two variants of a 7-day recall-based food consumption data collection. Both descriptive and regression analytical approaches were employed. The results reveal significant differences in food consumption expenditures across the diary and recall arms, and these differences result in some variations in total consumption expenditures as well. The results show further that while the diary method captures more diversity in food consumption items, the overall food consumption expenditure appears significantly lower than in the recall arms, even at different percentiles. Despite these disparities, the paper finds little statistically significant difference in poverty headcount between the diary and recall arms, even at different thresholds.

来自家庭调查的消费数据仍然是低收入和中等收入国家贫困和不平等统计数据的主要来源。尽管最近的研究表明，选择基于日记的方法和基于回忆的方法来收集食物消费数据可以直接影响贫困衡量，但现有的证据主要来自小规模的次国家调查实验。本研究使用了坦桑尼亚一项具有全国代表性的随机调查实验的数据，对依赖于14天食品消费日记与基于7天召回的食品消费数据收集的两种变体如何影响家庭消费和贫困措施进行了比较评估。采用描述性和回归分析方法。结果显示，在日记和回忆两组中，食物消费支出存在显著差异，这些差异也导致了总消费支出的一些变化。结果进一步表明，虽然日记法捕获了食品消费项目的更多多样性，但总体食品消费支出明显低于召回组，即使在不同的百分位数上也是如此。尽管存在这些差异，但该论文发现，即使在不同的阈值下，日记和召回武器之间的贫困人数在统计上几乎没有显著差异。

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Towards an ‘Ethics of Evidence’: Unsettling knowledge inequalities in urban development practice 迈向“证据伦理”：城市发展实践中令人不安的知识不平等

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World Development Perspectives

Pub Date : 2025-06-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.wdp.2025.100689

Stephanie Butcher , Kazi Nazrul Fattah , Jennifer Dam , Rewa Marathe

Globally, ‘evidence-based’ approaches within urban development policy and planning are on the rise. However, terms such as data, evidence, research, information, and knowledge are often used interchangeably, which can obscure epistemological differences on the understandings of knowledge. Taking cues from Southern scholars, this article unpacks the epistemological underpinnings which shape how knowledge—and therefore evidence—are understood. To do so, this article focuses on three concepts which have a strong influence on global evidence discourse: objectivity, rigour, and value for money, unsettling their rationalities and manifestations in contemporary urban development practice. This paper argues that the turn towards evidence—while fundamental to addressing global challenges—also embodies many of the characteristics of a ‘boundary concept’, with sufficient interpretive flexibility to foster collaboration across a range of diverse stakeholders, but with risks attached to its conceptual fuzziness. This article concludes by calling for an ‘ethics of evidence’, which challenges the uneven geographies of knowledge, and draws out the implications for an approach to evidence which engages with how urban developmental challenges are understood, measured, and managed.

在全球范围内，城市发展政策和规划中的“循证”方法正在增加。然而，数据、证据、研究、信息和知识等术语经常互换使用，这可能会模糊对知识理解的认识论差异。从南方学者那里得到启发，本文揭示了塑造如何理解知识和证据的认识论基础。为此，本文将重点关注对全球证据话语有强烈影响的三个概念：客观性、严谨性和物有所值，并在当代城市发展实践中颠覆它们的合理性和表现形式。本文认为，向证据的转变虽然对应对全球挑战至关重要，但也体现了“边界概念”的许多特征，具有足够的解释灵活性，可以促进不同利益相关者之间的合作，但其概念的模糊性带来了风险。本文最后呼吁建立“证据伦理”，挑战知识地理分布的不均衡，并提出了一种涉及如何理解、衡量和管理城市发展挑战的证据方法的含义。

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Local tourism as financial and economic development driver of the community: Management aspect 地方旅游作为社区金融和经济发展的动力：管理方面

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World Development Perspectives

Pub Date : 2025-05-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.wdp.2025.100693

Nadiya Bakalo , Viktoriia Makhovka , Iryna Krekoten , Alla Glebova , Svitlana Kulakova

The study aims to analyse the role of local tourism in strengthening the financial and economic potential of the community through the optimisation of management processes and implementation of sustainable development strategies. The research methodology included an analysis of various areas of tourism, such as cultural, ecological, gastronomic, event and medical, which affect the development of the local economy, support small and medium-sized businesses and contribute to the creation of new jobs. The study is based on the analysis of local tourism in the Poltava region, which has a rich historical and cultural potential and significant natural resources. The results showed that local tourism significantly stimulates the development of the regional economy by increasing revenues to local budgets and supporting entrepreneurs. At the same time, it promotes the preservation of cultural heritage and natural resources, ensuring responsible use in the context of sustainable development. An important part of local tourism is cultural exchange, which deepens the interaction between tourists and local communities, promoting mutual understanding and preserving national identity. The impact of COVID-19 on the growth of interest in domestic tourism, as well as the impact of the war in Ukraine on the tourism industry, was highlighted. The war has created significant challenges, such as a decline in tourist flows due to security threats and the destruction of infrastructure. However, the role of domestic tourism, and volunteer and patriotic initiatives is growing, contributing to the economic support of local communities. Rebuilding infrastructure and developing new tourism products after the war will be essential for regional economic recovery and social stability. The study highlights the importance of cooperation between the state, business and local communities to ensure sustainable tourism development in the post-war period.

这项研究的目的是分析本地旅游业通过优化管理程序和实施可持续发展战略，在加强社区财政和经济潜力方面的作用。研究方法包括分析旅游的各个领域，如文化、生态、美食、活动和医疗，这些领域影响着当地经济的发展，支持中小型企业，并有助于创造新的就业机会。该研究基于对波尔塔瓦地区当地旅游业的分析，该地区拥有丰富的历史文化潜力和重要的自然资源。结果表明，地方旅游通过增加地方财政收入和支持企业家，显著地刺激了区域经济的发展。与此同时，它促进文化遗产和自然资源的保护，确保在可持续发展的背景下负责任地使用。当地旅游的一个重要组成部分是文化交流，它加深了游客与当地社区之间的互动，促进了相互了解，维护了民族认同。会议强调了2019冠状病毒病对国内旅游兴趣增长的影响，以及乌克兰战争对旅游业的影响。战争带来了重大挑战，例如由于安全威胁和基础设施的破坏，游客流量下降。然而，国内旅游业、志愿人员和爱国活动的作用正在增强，为当地社区的经济支持作出贡献。战后重建基础设施和开发新的旅游产品对地区经济复苏和社会稳定至关重要。该研究强调了国家、企业和当地社区之间合作的重要性，以确保战后旅游业的可持续发展。

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Road connectivity and contraceptive choices: Empirical evidence from rural India 道路连接和避孕选择：来自印度农村的经验证据

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World Development Perspectives

Pub Date : 2025-05-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.wdp.2025.100690

Reshmi Sengupta , Debasis Rooj

In this study, we examine the role of rural roads construction in India in influencing women’s use of modern contraceptives. We show that improved road access at the district level leads to increased use of modern contraceptive methods among women living in rural areas. Furthermore, the study reveals a shift in family planning practices from short-acting reversible methods to long-acting reversible methods following infrastructure improvements. Additionally, the results indicate a significant increase in female sterilization due to enhanced accessibility. We observe distinct variations in the use of modern contraceptives among women with higher education, those in high-wealth households, and across different religious and caste groups. Moreover, our study identifies several channels through which rural roads influence these family planning practices. We show that local road improvements enhance women’s year-round employment opportunities, financial autonomy, and decision-making power within households, enabling more informed contraceptive choices. Moreover, last-mile road connectivity reduces the concern about distance as a barrier to accessing healthcare. Additionally, improved local roads increase access to modern contraceptives through private health facilities. Our findings suggest that rural road infrastructure can significantly influence family planning practices among women, shaping their reproductive health choices.

在本研究中，我们考察了印度农村道路建设在影响妇女使用现代避孕药具方面的作用。我们表明，地区一级道路通行的改善导致农村地区妇女更多地使用现代避孕方法。此外，该研究还揭示了基础设施改善后计划生育实践从短效可逆方法向长效可逆方法的转变。此外，结果表明，由于可及性的提高，女性绝育率显著增加。我们观察到，在受过高等教育的女性、高财富家庭的女性以及不同宗教和种姓群体中，现代避孕药具的使用存在明显差异。此外，我们的研究确定了农村道路影响这些计划生育做法的几个渠道。我们的研究表明，当地道路的改善提高了妇女全年的就业机会、财务自主权和家庭决策权，使她们能够做出更知情的避孕选择。此外，最后一英里的道路连接减少了人们对距离成为获得医疗保健障碍的担忧。此外，地方道路的改善增加了通过私人保健设施获得现代避孕药具的机会。我们的研究结果表明，农村道路基础设施可以显著影响妇女的计划生育做法，塑造她们的生殖健康选择。

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What do communities feel about community-driven development? Learning from investigations in rural Malawi 社区对社区驱动的发展有何看法？从马拉维农村调查中学习

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World Development Perspectives

Pub Date : 2025-05-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.wdp.2025.100692

Anirudh Krishna , Daimon Kambewa , Frank Tchuwa , Frank Kasonga , Patrick Higdon

Calls for bottom-up or community-driven development initiatives have been justified on the grounds that, compared to outsiders, rural communities are in better positions to determine their own priorities, utilize resources effectively, and underwrite benefits sustainably. But are communities in poorer parts of the world able and willing to take on these responsibilities? Or is the project an outsider’s aspiration? We, a mixed team of scholars and practitioners, inquire about these questions within nine rural Malawi communities, finding that community leaders share sophisticated understandings of what community-led development entails, and they consider it the only viable mode of local development – “orphan projects” result when outsiders manage local development. Communities aspire to become self-developing communities by building stronger local institutions and gaining technical and managerial capacities. Commonly, community groups asked for outside assistance to help with capacity building, including the capacity for evaluation and self-assessment.

呼吁自下而上或社区驱动的发展倡议是有道理的，因为与外界相比，农村社区在确定自己的优先事项、有效利用资源和可持续地保证利益方面处于更有利的地位。但是，世界上较贫穷地区的社区有能力并且愿意承担这些责任吗？或者这个项目只是局外人的愿望？我们是一个由学者和实践者组成的混合团队，在马拉维的9个农村社区中调查了这些问题，发现社区领导人对社区主导的发展需要什么有着复杂的理解，他们认为这是唯一可行的地方发展模式——“孤儿项目”是由外人管理地方发展的结果。社区渴望通过建立更强大的地方机构和获得技术和管理能力，成为自我发展的社区。通常，社区团体要求外部援助来帮助进行能力建设，包括评估和自我评估的能力。

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Perception and factors affecting farmers’ adoption of smart agriculture in Vietnam: Implications for extension strategies 感知和影响越南农民采用智慧农业的因素：对推广策略的影响

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World Development Perspectives

Pub Date : 2025-05-19 DOI: 10.1016/j.wdp.2025.100691

Duc Thanh Tran , My Thi Dieu Duong , Hung Gia Hoang

This research is designed to look at vegetable and crop farmers’ perception of smart agriculture and factors that influence farmers’ decision to adopt smart agriculture in Vietnam. The questionnaire was developed to randomly survey 211 vegetable and crop households from a total population of 477 vegetable and crop farming households. Data collected were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. It was found that vegetable and crop farmers who frequently communicate with agronomists/researchers were in a better position to adopt smart agricultural technologies including soil georeferenced sampling, auto pilot spraying, management software and application of variable-rate fertilizers and correctives than those who did not communicate with these people. Vegetable and crop farmers who often communicate with extension workers tend to be users of auto pilot spraying and application of variable-rate fertilizers and correctives. Younger vegetable and crop farmers who had higher levels of education are in a greater position to adopt soil georeferenced sampling, auto pilot spraying, management software and application of variable-rate fertilizers and correctives than older vegetable and crop farmers who had lower levels of education. Vegetable and crop farmers who engaged in rural credit/training programmes are better soil georeferenced sampling users than those who did not engage in these development programmes. Developing and promoting a new agricultural extension model that bases on high-quality farmer and scientist interaction and considers demographic and socio-economic characteristics of farmers is a suitable agricultural education and extension strategy, which can facilitate farmers’ adoption of smart agriculture.

本研究旨在了解蔬菜和作物农民对智能农业的看法，以及影响越南农民决定采用智能农业的因素。采用问卷调查的方法，对全国477户蔬菜种植户中的211户进行随机调查。收集的数据使用描述性和推断性统计进行分析。研究发现，经常与农学家/研究人员交流的蔬菜和作物农民比那些没有与这些人交流的农民更能采用智能农业技术，包括土壤地理参考采样、自动驾驶喷洒、管理软件和应用可变率肥料和改良剂。经常与推广人员交流的蔬菜和作物农民往往是自动驾驶喷洒和应用可变剂量肥料和改良剂的用户。与受教育程度较低的年龄较大的蔬菜和作物农民相比，受教育程度较高的年轻蔬菜和作物农民更容易采用土壤地理参考采样、自动驾驶喷洒、管理软件和使用可变比率肥料和改良剂。参加农村信贷/培训方案的蔬菜和作物农民比没有参加这些发展方案的农民更好地使用土壤地理参考抽样。开发和推广基于高质量农民与科学家互动，并考虑农民人口和社会经济特征的新型农业推广模式是一种合适的农业教育和推广策略，可以促进农民采用智慧农业。

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Beyond growth? Understanding the grassroots entrepreneurship of women fish processors in Ghana 超越增长?了解加纳女性鱼类加工者的基层创业精神

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World Development Perspectives

Pub Date : 2025-05-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.wdp.2025.100687

Antonio Allegretti , Raymond K. Ayilu , Ifesinachi M. Okafor-Yarwood , Sophie Standen , Christina C. Hicks

Fish processing is crucial for women and households for its economic and food-related benefits in Sub-Saharan Africa. In Ghana, entrepreneurial women involved in fish processing operate at the intersection of different growth agendas and interventions that will directly or indirectly determine the future of the sector. Blue Economy investments in Ghana are disconnected from the small-scale fisheries sector, focusing on large-scale development projects. Concurrently, interest in the post-harvest, women-led, fish processing sector is growing on the side of NGOs and international agencies that invest on the premise of an untapped potential of the sector. This paper aims to problematize what growth is for small-scale women fish processing entrepreneurs within this diverse and rapidly changing landscape of investments and priorities for the growth of the broad ocean-based sector. Drawing on insights from anthropology of entrepreneurship, innovation, skill and learning, we look at organization of space, management and utilization of resources, and application of skills and technology needed for the enterprises to operate; we show entrepreneurship as an assemblage of practices, visions and aspirations (for growth) that hinge on spatial, relational, and temporal contextual dimensions, between smaller fishing communities and larger urban centres along the coast. Accounting for the complex and diverse nature of post-harvest relations in the fish processing sector is critical for policies and interventions that are tailored to the needs and aspirations of women in different contexts. As growth takes centre stage in all dominant development agendas in Africa, this paper responds to the necessity for new tools to apprehend how African players position themselves on the global stage.

鱼类加工对撒哈拉以南非洲的妇女和家庭至关重要，因为它能带来经济和粮食方面的好处。在加纳，从事鱼类加工的创业妇女处于直接或间接决定该部门未来的不同增长议程和干预措施的交叉点。加纳的蓝色经济投资与小规模渔业部门脱节，侧重于大型发展项目。与此同时，非政府组织和国际机构对收获后由妇女领导的鱼类加工部门的兴趣越来越大，它们以该部门尚未开发的潜力为前提进行投资。本文旨在探讨在这种多样化和迅速变化的投资环境和广泛的海洋部门增长的优先事项中，小规模妇女鱼品加工企业家的增长是什么。借鉴人类学关于创业、创新、技能和学习的见解，我们着眼于空间的组织、资源的管理和利用，以及企业运作所需的技能和技术的应用；我们将企业家精神视为实践、愿景和愿望（增长）的集合，这些实践、愿景和愿望取决于空间、关系和时间背景维度，介于较小的渔业社区和沿海较大的城市中心之间。考虑到鱼类加工部门收获后关系的复杂性和多样性，对于根据不同情况下妇女的需要和愿望制定政策和干预措施至关重要。随着增长在非洲所有主要发展议程中占据中心位置，本文回应了需要新的工具来理解非洲参与者如何在全球舞台上定位自己的必要性。

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‘Please don’t kill us; this is our ancestral land, we are not foreigners’: Green grabbing, (in)voluntary resettlement and Maasai ethnic minority’s land rights in Tanzania “请不要杀我们；这是我们祖传的土地，我们不是外国人的：侵占土地，自愿重新安置，以及坦桑尼亚马赛少数民族的土地权利

IF 2.2 Q2 DEVELOPMENT STUDIES

World Development Perspectives

Pub Date : 2025-05-15 DOI: 10.1016/j.wdp.2025.100688

Gabriel Kanuti Ndimbo , Evaristo Haulle

The Maasai ethnic minority has lived in the Loliondo Game Controlled Area (NGCA) and Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA) for over six decades. They were evicted to these areas in 1959 from the area currently known as Serengeti National Park by the British colonial power, which claimed that the Maasai population overburdened the Serengeti ecosystem. Nevertheless, in the newly resettled areas of LGCA and NCA, the Maasai ethnic minority has been facing continuous eviction by the state using degradation and conservation narratives. In 2017, for example, the government issued eviction notices for villages in Loliondo, saying it wanted to protect 1,500 sq km from human activity, and the official demarcation of this land was carried out in 2022. Efforts by the Maasai people to protect their land ended in confrontation with the police officers, with one police officer killed and some wounded. In contrast, many of the Maasai people were injured, and several of them were arrested. In August 2024, the government issued a decree to delist several villages in Loliondo. The Maasai ethnic minority uses the ‘nature guardianship’ narrative as a way for them to assert their land rights and align their struggle with powerful international allies. The study advocates for more participatory approaches that include the voices of the Maasai people, government, and other stakeholders, ensuring that conservation strategies do not undermine their rights and livelihoods.

马赛少数民族在洛里昂多禁猎区（NGCA）和恩戈罗恩戈罗保护区（NCA）生活了60多年。1959年，他们被英国殖民政权驱逐出现在被称为塞伦盖蒂国家公园的地区，他们声称马赛人口使塞伦盖蒂生态系统负担过重。然而，在LGCA和NCA的新安置地区，马赛少数民族一直面临着政府以退化和保护为由不断驱逐的局面。例如，2017年，政府对洛里昂多的村庄发出了驱逐通知，称希望保护1500平方公里的土地不受人类活动的影响，并于2022年对这片土地进行了正式划界。马赛人保护自己土地的努力以与警察的对抗告终，一名警察被打死，一些人受伤。相反，许多马赛人受伤，其中一些人被捕。2024年8月，政府发布了一项法令，将洛里昂多的几个村庄从名单上除名。马赛少数民族使用“自然监护”的说法作为他们维护土地权利的一种方式，并将他们的斗争与强大的国际盟友联系起来。该研究倡导更多的参与性方法，包括马赛人、政府和其他利益相关者的声音，确保保护战略不会损害他们的权利和生计。

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Perspectives from historical analyses of agri-food system transformations: A case study of Odisha, India 农业食品系统转型的历史分析视角：以印度奥里萨邦为例

IF 2.2 Q2 DEVELOPMENT STUDIES

World Development Perspectives

Pub Date : 2025-05-15 DOI: 10.1016/j.wdp.2025.100686

Anindita Sarkar , Aditi Mukherji

Rural society in Odisha, India, has been associated with widespread poverty and low purchasing power since the British colonial times. Odisha has consistently reported lower yields of crops and input use in agriculture compared to the national Indian average since India’s independence in 1947. Poor agricultural growth and rural poverty could be traced to colonial, extractive land revenue administration and poor land management practices. Post-independence scholarship has ascribed the continuation of rural poverty and distress to high exposure to natural hazards and high societal vulnerability due to development deficits. By analysing the historical evolution of policies since the 1850s, the study finds that even though the political and economic contexts have changed, low investment in agriculture remains the primary challenge even today. The cycle of low capital investment in agriculture, lack of adoption of better farm technologies, and overall public sector neglect of the agriculture sector has perpetuated, leading to low productivity. Therefore, it is time for the present policies to break away from these historical path dependencies to create a just and sustainable future for Odisha’s agri-food system.

自英国殖民时代以来，印度奥里萨邦的农村社会一直与普遍的贫困和低购买力联系在一起。自1947年印度独立以来，奥里萨邦的农作物产量和农业投入一直低于印度全国平均水平。农业增长不佳和农村贫困可以追溯到殖民时期、掠夺性的土地收入管理和不良的土地管理做法。独立后的学者将农村贫困和痛苦的持续归因于自然灾害的高度暴露和发展赤字造成的高度社会脆弱性。通过分析自19世纪50年代以来政策的历史演变，该研究发现，即使政治和经济背景发生了变化，农业投资不足仍然是今天的主要挑战。农业的低资本投资、缺乏采用更好的农业技术以及公共部门对农业部门的整体忽视的循环一直存在，导致生产力低下。因此，现在是时候让现行政策摆脱对历史道路的依赖，为奥里萨邦的农业食品系统创造一个公正和可持续的未来。

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