Livelihoods and agro-ecological gradients: A meso-level analysis in the Indo-Gangetic Plains, India
| cg.contributor.affiliation | International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center | en_US |
| cg.contributor.affiliation | International Livestock Research Institute | en_US |
| cg.coverage.country | India | en_US |
| cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2 | IN | en_US |
| cg.coverage.region | Asia | en_US |
| cg.coverage.region | Southern Asia | en_US |
| cg.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2010.09.004 | en_US |
| cg.issn | 0308-521X | en_US |
| cg.issue | 1 | en_US |
| cg.journal | Agricultural Systems | en_US |
| cg.subject.ilri | LIVELIHOODS | en_US |
| cg.subject.ilri | FARMING SYSTEMS | en_US |
| cg.subject.ilri | CROP-LIVESTOCK | en_US |
| cg.subject.ilri | CROPS | en_US |
| cg.volume | 104 | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Erenstein, Olaf | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Thorpe, W.R. | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2010-10-25T18:07:03Z | en_US |
| dc.date.available | 2010-10-25T18:07:03Z | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/2483 | en_US |
| dc.title | Livelihoods and agro-ecological gradients: A meso-level analysis in the Indo-Gangetic Plains, India | en_US |
| dcterms.abstract | Rice–wheat systems in the Indo-Gangetic Plains (IGP) have long exemplified South Asia’s agricultural transformation through the Green Revolution. The same systems now also typify the post-Green Revolution stagnation and equity challenges, despite receiving considerable attention from the research and development (R&D) community. The apparent homogeneity of vast irrigated plains masks significant diversity in assets, livelihood strategies and livelihood outcomes. The paper analyzes the rural livelihoods and underlying agro-ecological gradients in the IGP drawing on village surveys and secondary data as characterization tools. The contribution of the paper is twofold: (i) new knowledge of the socio-economic circumstances in farming communities across the Indian IGP to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of R&D interventions and particularly poverty alleviation; and (ii) an illustration of a novel approach to operationalize livelihood analysis at the meso-level so as to address spatial scale issues and link micro-level contextual realities across a vast geographical area. The agricultural R&D community needs to incorporate this socio-economic diversity more proactively into its R&D agenda if it is to succeed in sustaining productivity gains, improving rural livelihoods equitably, and securing environmental sustainability in this important eco-region. | en_US |
| dcterms.accessRights | Limited Access | en_US |
| dcterms.bibliographicCitation | Erenstein, O. and Thorpe, W. 2010. Livelihoods and agro-ecological gradients: A meso-level analysis in the Indo-Gangetic Plains, India. Agricultural Systems 104(1):42-53. | en_US |
| dcterms.extent | p. 42-53 | en_US |
| dcterms.issued | 2011-01 | en_US |
| dcterms.language | en | en_US |
| dcterms.license | Copyrighted; all rights reserved | en_US |
| dcterms.publisher | Elsevier | en_US |
| dcterms.subject | mixed farming | en_US |
| dcterms.subject | agroecosystems | en_US |
| dcterms.type | Journal Article | en_US |
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