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Indian Journal of Economics and Development

Agriculture in India is subject to numerous risks such as drought, flood, cyclone, and pests. The... more Agriculture in India is subject to numerous risks such as drought, flood, cyclone, and pests. There is a need to provide farmers with some safety nets against these natural hazards. It was reported that just 20 percent of farmers in India were covered under crop insurance. This paper analyzed the status and prospects of various crop insurance schemes in Gujarat. It was found that crop insurance coverage under PMFBY increased significantly. However, there are some areas where the present scheme could be further improved. There is a need to address issues such as delay in claim settlements, generating sufficient awareness in farmers about formulation and implementation of risk reduction strategies, developing suitable crop insurance product and effective implementation strategies and infrastructure, investing in R&D on insurance product design, covering price risk along with weather risk and substituting relief payments with crop insurance system.

Irrigation and Drainage, 2008

ABSTRACT The Policy Interactive Dialogue Model (PODIUM), developed by the International Water Man... more ABSTRACT The Policy Interactive Dialogue Model (PODIUM), developed by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI), has been used to consider date of 1995 as a base to predict water-food security for 2025 of Agro-Ecological Region 12 (AER12) of India having a total geographical area of 26.8 million ha. The model has been used to address the food and water security issues simultaneously and generates alternative scenarios highlighting the interlinkages between water and food security. In this study four scenarios: business as usual scenario (BAU); food security scenario (FS); water security scenario (WS); and water and food security scenario (WFS) have been analysed. The BAU scenario projects that the region AER12 of India will face a food deficit of 7.46 million t in 2025. The total annually renewable water resources of the region will be 40.3 billion m(3) in 2025, out of which a maximum of 21.7 billion m(3) will be available in Agro-Ecological Sub Region (AESR12.1), followed by 10.2 and 8.3 billion m(3) in AESR12.2 and AESR12.3, respectively. The diversion of available water in all sectors (agriculture, domestic, industry) in AER12 was 15.4 billion m(3) in 1995, which is expected to increase by 81.7% in 2025, but due to urbanisation and industrial demand, the available water for the agricultural sector is expected to reduce by 64%. In the industry sector it is projected to jump from 10% in 1995 to 28% in 2025. After analysing the BAU scenario of the region, some of the specific alternative options have been explored with the PODIUM model by altering the drivers in order to find feasible ways to make the region secure and sustainable with a comfortable level of food and water by 2025. The outcomes of the alternative options are discussed in this paper. Copyright (C) 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences, Feb 10, 2020

Drought Risk Management in South and South-East Asia, 2020

International Journal of Research in Commerce, Economics and Management, 2020

Journal of Income & Wealth, 2006

The rural economy in India heavily depends on rainfed agriculture that is severely affected by re... more The rural economy in India heavily depends on rainfed agriculture that is severely affected by recurrent droughts. As a result, the financial management at household level undergoes drastic changes. This paper particularly attempts to reveal the nature of drought induced changes occurred to household financial management in drought prone Bolangir district of Western Orissa. The paper examines the drought induced changes in the pattern, sources and composition of income, expenditure and savings and highlights major income smoothing mechanisms adopted by different livelihood groups in the study area. The study reveals that recurrent drought has significantly impacted on a number of livelihood groups and has brought about major changes in composition of household income, expenditure and savings. Specifically, the share of crop farming in gross household income has significantly declined and that of non-farm activities has increased. In the drought year, not only income from agriculture...

Indian journal of agricultural economics, 2015

The paper assesses the effectiveness of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (M... more The paper assesses the effectiveness of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA) in generating employment for disadvantaged groups like SCs, STs and women, creation of durable assets, improving the agricultural and non-agricultural wage rates, enhancing the level of food security and controlling the out migration in rural Rajasthan. The study has also assessed the effects of MNREGA in terms of creation of durable assets, improvement in the agricultural and non-agricultural wage rates and containing out migration in rural Rajasthan which have potential positive impacts on vulnerable groups. The paper also analyses the perceptions of MNREGA workers about its role in improving the food security and the socio-economic conditions of participating households. Based on secondary level data analysis and the survey covering 200 participants and 50 non-participants from 10 villages of 5 districts, the study finds that the scheme has positively affected the agricultural ...

Social Change, 2009

A careful analysis of the computed Agricultural Development Indices for different districts of Or... more A careful analysis of the computed Agricultural Development Indices for different districts of Orissa reveals that the four coastal districts (Balasore, Cuttack, Puri and Ganjam) and two districts of central table land area (Sambalpur and Bolangir) are agriculturally more advanced than other districts in the three reference years over three decades (1980-81 to 1998-99). All the above districts have exchanged the first six ranks among themselves during the reference years. The agricultural success of four coastal districts is due to well-developed irrigation facilities and vast tracts of plain and fertile land comprising alluvial soil. Districts of the northern plateau zone, namely Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar and Sundergarh, and Koraput of eastern ghat area are found to be the most backward districts as they have secured the lowest ranks during the reference years. A significant proportion of gross cropped area in these districts is under rainfed agriculture and, thus, drought prone. Phulba...

... ve Use in Canal Commands 217 SR Singh Part 4: Irrigation Water Rates 225 16 Irrigation Rates:... more ... ve Use in Canal Commands 217 SR Singh Part 4: Irrigation Water Rates 225 16 Irrigation Rates: An Economic Review 227 Kanak ... LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS 1. Dr Mamata Swain, Reader in Economics, Nabakrushna Choudhury Centre for Development Studies, Bhubaneswar. ...

Social Change, 2006

The present study analyses viable methods of rainwater harvesting in drought-prone Bolangir and e... more The present study analyses viable methods of rainwater harvesting in drought-prone Bolangir and examines different bio-physical and socio-economic factors that influence the performance and sustainability of the water harvesting structures (WHSs). The study reveals that the traditional WHSs have proved to be extremely useful not only in normal years but also in water-scarce years. Most of the factors are favourable for development of WHSs in the sub-humid region like Bolangir. Small size WHSs are advantageous over medium and large irrigation projects in Bolangir because of its uneven and hilly topography. So instead of going for big dams those have already consumed a lot of time and resources but not yet completed, efforts should be made to increase the irrigation coverage through WHSs. The government patronage and convincing stakeholders to increase their participation are urgently required for sustainability of micro level water resources.

The paper assesses the major role played by the institutional support system such as government s... more The paper assesses the major role played by the institutional support system such as government safety-nets, non-governmental and community based insurance mechanism in mitigating the drought risk and vulnerability in the region. Before assessing the effectiveness of the institutional supports, the paper critically analyses the factors that led to gradual refinement of drought management policies and programmes with special reference to western Odisha. The role played by Centre-State relationship and power equations in implementation of programmes for drought management has been critically examined. The study is based on secondary data analysis and the findings of a field survey on 139 households. The institutional support system to withstand drought in effective manner was found to be weak in the study region. Though a gradual improvement in drought management policies was observed and every major drought induced some qualitative improvement to the relief approach, the nature of Ce...

Resource Efficiency, Sustainability, and Globalization

Economic Affairs

The study examines the economic losses on account of inadequate post-harvest infrastructure facil... more The study examines the economic losses on account of inadequate post-harvest infrastructure facilities for the marine fisheries sector in Gujarat, India. The primary data were collected during month of from three fishing harbours i.e. Veraval, Porbandar and Mangrol of Gujarat. It was observed that the post harvest infrastructure in marine sector in Gujarat seems to have received less attention. It is also true that as the industry has been preoccupied with the exports, no major initiatives have been made for the development of the domestic market, mainly due to less demand. By and large, fish is sold in the most unhygienic conditions and this area needs considerable intervention in the coming period. Fishing harbours are being developed at both major and minor ports. However, the condition of washing and cleaning facilities available at selected harbours was unsatisfactory at Porbandar and Mangrol while same was very poor at Veraval harbor. Also the facilities like clean landing platform and cold storage/chill plants within the harbour premises and availability of insulated storage boxes on board the fishing vessel need to be ensured. The harbors like Porbandar and Veraval are overcrowded due to less space in harbor region and large number of boats parked there than its capacity. Because of same, fish catch exceeds the capacity of harbor. On an average, the economic loss due to inadequate post-harvest infrastructure facilities was estimated to be ` 18 per kg of fish caught. The major reasons for losses at this stage were physical damage during fishing and spoilage due to improper icing, whereas very minimal share was loss due to fish being eaten away by birds. The motorized trawlers followed by gill netters are major causes for fish losses. Therefore, there is a need of expansion of harbor regions as well as constructions of more number of jetties/landing platforms, along with proper maintenance of those infrastructures for minimizing economic losses.

Agricultural Economics Research Review

Among various disadvantaged groups, rural women in the poverty stricken region are the most vulne... more Among various disadvantaged groups, rural women in the poverty stricken region are the most vulnerable section in the society. This paper has analysed the nature and sources of consumption baskets of the rural women in Bolangir district of Odisha and their coping mechanism in the face of frequent droughts and seasonality. The study finds that these rural women have been significantly affected by the direct and indirect impacts of drought. They have been hit hard in the form of consumption shortfalls and decreased access to water resources for drinking and domestic purposes. The reduced access to water resources has compelled them to walk a longer distance to collect utilizable water. The steep decline in income from agriculture has forced them to accept increased family responsibility with lesser food intake. The reduced food consumption, irregularity in consumption and increased levels of physical strain and mental stress have resulted in adverse health impacts for the majority of affected women folk. For adjusting with drought-induced scarcity situations, they have resorted more to non-timber forest produces (NTFPs) and have diversified their activities through their involvement in village level institutions like SHGs so as to tackle food insecurity and nutrition deficiency.

SAARJ Journal on Banking & Insurance Research

Artha Vijnana: Journal of The Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, 2007