• ISBN13: 9788132105879
• Binding: Paperback
• Subject: Economics
• Publisher: Sage Publications
• Publisher Imprint: SAGE India
• Publication Date: January 1, 2010
• Pages: 152
• Original Price: INR 850.0
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 439 grams
• BISAC Subject(s): Development / Economic Development

The State of India's Livelihoods (SOIL) Report is an annual publication that aims to document recent trends and issues in the sphere of livelihoods promotion of the poor. A one-of-its-kind report, it is the only document that aggregates the experiences and challenges of the livelihoods sector, analyzes case studies and reports the progress of both government and privately run programmes with respect to the 4Ps-People, Policy, Promoters and Potential. This volume of the SOIL report focuses on agriculture. In particular, some of the themes that the report covers include effects of government policies on livelihoods in agriculture, government schemes for agri-based livelihoods (with a focus on MGNREGA), new-generation initiatives in agri-based livelihoods by NGOs and the private sector, the current scenario with respect to agri finance and agri marketing and the impact of climate change on agriculture.

Sankar Datta is the Dean, Livelihood School, Hyderabad and Director, Indian Grameen Services, Hyderabad. Dr Datta has a bachelor’s degree in Agriculture and Animal Husbandry from GB Pant Agriculture University, Pantnagar, a postgraduate diploma in Rural Management from the Institute of Rural Management, Anand and a PhD in Economics from the Sardar Patel University, Gujarat. He worked with MP Oilseeds Cooperative Federation, PRADAN and IIM-Ahmedabad, before joining the faculty of Institute of Rural Management, Anand for five years. Dr Datta has been involved in extending professional services for rural development activities, specially focusing on livelihood promotion, working with micro-enterprises for over two decades.

Vipin Sharma is the CEO, ACCESS Development Services. He is responsible for institutionalization and expansion of the organization as a pan-India resource organization to support livelihoods and microfinance outreach. He has earlier worked in CARE-India as Programme Director, Microfinance, heading CASHE (Credit and Savings for Household Enterprises), CARE’s largest microfinance programme worldwide. Prior to that, he was Executive Director, Rural Non-Farm Development Agency (RUDA), Government of Rajasthan. He holds a BA (Hons) in History from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi University and an MA in History from University of Rajasthan, Jaipur.