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- Micro Financing Through Forest Protection Committees for the Empowerment of Women Self Help Groups in Punjab
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1 Dr. Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan (Himachal Pradesh), IN
1 Dr. Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan (Himachal Pradesh), IN
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Indian Forester, Vol 142, No 3 (2016), Pagination: 289-293Abstract
Microfinance has been proved to be an effective tool in providing financial access to the poor people. Microfinance through self help groups has been recognised internationally as a modern tool to combat poverty and rural development. Self help groups act as instrument for empowerment of women. The opportunities created by microfinance through forest protection committees as a tool to alleviate poverty can be used to strengthen the rural women SHG. The study revealed that most of the respondents belong to middle aged group, schedule caste category, primary passed and lives in joint families. Average number of members per group was 14 and average saving was `110. Women of 0-30 years age groups and middle passed borrow maximum amount of loan. Family income of respondents increase more than double after joining SHGs. Dairy farming is most preferred income generating activity amongst studied FDAs. Microfinance help in improving the economic, psychological, social and managerial aspects of women thus helps in overall women empowerment.Keywords
Micro Financing, Income Generating Activities, Women Empowerment.
- Is crop diversification vulnerable to climate, agricultural and socio-economic factors in Himachal Pradesh, India?
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1 Department of Economics and Sociology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141 004, India
2 Department of Social Sciences, Dr Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni 173 230, India
1 Department of Economics and Sociology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141 004, India
2 Department of Social Sciences, Dr Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni 173 230, India
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Current Science, Vol 123, No 5 (2022), Pagination: 707-711Abstract
Crop diversification is essential for long-term farm income, rural livelihood and agricultural development in Himachal Pradesh (HP), India. The present study aims to examine the effect of climate, agricultural and socio-economic factors on crop diversification. Sirmaur district was found to be diverse, Kangra and Mandi districts were highly diversified, but Solan district was highly specialized in agriculture in HP. The fixed effects were found to be significant, indicating the role of farm-level changes in agronomic and cropping practices as a result of climate change. Crop diversification was led by population density, percentage of marginal and small farmers, cropping intensity, cultivators, marginal workers and total main workers. The important climate parameters like rainfall and minimum temperature, as well as other factors such as irrigation intensity and food crop productivity, had a negative impact on crop diversification, implying crop specializationKeywords
Agricultural development, climate change, crop diversification, panel regression, socio-economic fac-tors.Full Text
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