Development and application of dairy-based sustainable livelihood security index in the districts of West Bengal, India: A tool for dairy development planning

Ghosh, Manoj Kumer; Maiti, Sanjit; Garai, Sanchita; Meena, B.S.; Dutta, T. K.; Kadian, K. S.

doi:10.1016/j.jrurstud.2019.01.017

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“…Through its various institutions, government conducts various researches to layout its policies be it for dairy farming [71]. Government policies should be upgraded whenever needed at regular intervals after ground level investigations [72,73,74]. It may not be denied that policies and trainings provided by the government agencies have helped dairy farming a lot.…”

Section: Enhanced Government Policies and Trainings For The Farmersmentioning

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Constraints and Way Forward for Boosting Income from Dairy Farming in India: A Review

Yadav

Singh

et al. 2021

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For a sustainable livelihood model of farming under Indian conditions, dairying becomes an inevitable part along with crop production. Dairy farming has been a continuous source of income to the farmers which help them in their socioeconomic development. Increased quantity and quality of milk always fetches good returns to the farmers. Hence, it becomes the priority of almost all the farmers to extract more and more milk from the animals which may sometimes pushes them into faulty husbandry practices which ultimately lead to loss of income and loss of health of animals. Nonetheless, dairy production in India has boosted many folds as shown by increased livestock population and production scenario in the country. However, under Indian conditions, for enhancing the income from dairy farming certain constraints have to be layout and correspondingly firm solutions have to be made. Constraints such as poor availability of high producing Germplasm, rapidly decreasing availability of feed and fodder resources, poor husbandry practices, reproductive and other health problems among several other problems hinder the income obtained from dairy farming to the farmers. In addition to the much needed solutions of such constraints, there needs for the reforming government policies for overall development of dairying in India. This article discusses on such probable constraints and their solutions in concise yet informative way so that wholesome development of income through dairy industry may be achieved.

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Section: Enhanced Government Policies and Trainings For The Farmersmentioning

confidence: 99%

Constraints and Way Forward for Boosting Income from Dairy Farming in India: A Review

Yadav

Singh

et al. 2021

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“…Livestock plays a critical role in the enhancement of soil quality through providing valuable organic manure. The dairy-based sustainable livelihood security index studies in West Bengal [36] also indicate the role of livestock in sustainable livelihood development. Kerala, Gujarat, and Goa are found to be among the dairy-progressive states [37] of India.…”

Section: Ecological Security Indexmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Milk production is highest in Gujarat compared to any other state mainly because of the higher livestock density (Table 2) and well-organized dairy industry, coupled with more farmers' cooperatives and increased incentives from the government which led to the adoption of improved dairy practices in Gujarat. Garai et al (2019) [36] reported that the district with a higher number of crossbred cattle led to higher milk production and availability. Chand et al (2015) [44] opined that smallholder dairy farming is an important enterprise in ensuring livelihood and nutritional security to the agrarian community in India.…”

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confidence: 99%

Assessment of Sustainability and Priorities for Development of Indian West Coast Region: An Application of Sustainable Livelihood Security Indicators

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The measurement of sustainability in terms of social, economic, and ecological indicators significantly influences the achievement of sustainable development goals. This paper presents a sustainable livelihood security index (SLSI) by selecting 20 indicators and positions them within the ecological, economic, and social dimensions of sustainable development for the Indian west coast. These indicators were first normalized and, using estimated weights, indices were computed. Important indicators were shortlisted by a two-step process, namely, principal component analysis and linear and nonlinear weighted scores. The results revealed that indicators such as forest cover, net sown area, milk availability, groundwater availability, land productivity, food grain availability, rural road connectivity, villages electrified, and land degradation were found to be important indicators. Kerala was found as the most developed state followed by Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Goa in linear and non-linear weighted scoring. The study identifies the Jamnagar, Junagadh, Kachchh, Ratnagiri, and Sindhudurg districts as the districts with the highest priority for development through investment and policy interventions. The study concludes that the west coast region, in terms of its sustainable development levels, improved significantly with a focus on low-SLSI districts by considering ecological, economic, and social dimensions in planning for technological development and dissemination.

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“…Scholars from several research institutions such as the University of Sussex Development Institute (IDS) have made remarkable contributions to the livelihood issues [20][21][22]. The livelihood framework focuses on the micro-level on the complex local vitality of livelihood structure as well as the diversity and initiative of people's livelihood channels [20,23,24]. It focuses on rural development issues from the dimension of poverty reduction [25].…”

Section: Analysis Based On the Theory Of Sustainable Livelihoodsmentioning

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Comparing the Residential Sustainability of Two Transformation Models for Chinese Urban Villages: Demolition/Relocation Market-Oriented and New Rural Construction

2019

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In China, large-scale urban village transformation has profoundly influenced the residential sustainability and interests of indigenous villagers. Local governments have widely adopted a demolition/relocation market-oriented model (D/RMM) for transformation of most of the urban villages (UVs) in China. During the D/RMM process, the interests of indigenous villagers have generally suffered to a certain extent. Originally, the new rural construction model (NRCM) was only used to improve rural development and sustainability. However, it has now occasionally been applied in the UV transformation process to safeguard and guarantee the interests of the village collective and villagers. Given the considerable difference between the two transformation models, we explored the sustainability and impact mechanisms of residential landscapes in terms of housing condition sustainability, community environment sustainability, and livelihood sustainability, through the cases of Beimiantan New Village (BNV) with NRCM and Xiaoyantan Village (XV) with D/RMM in Lanzhou, Gansu, China. The research findings reveal the differences in institutional design and social influence, and changes in the redistribution of benefits between the two transformation models. Overall, the residential sustainability of NRCM is higher than the D/RMM’s. Meanwhile, the influence factors in the residential sustainability of the two transformation models can mostly be attributed to three aspects: (1) Land development rights allocation models and earning redistribution fundamentally affect villagers’ housing condition sustainability; (2) The collective economy and the informal economy are the potential drivers of sustainable village community transformation; (3) Informal institutions and village social networks protect and continue the social capitals in village. Specifically, the NRCM in BNV has the following advantages in improving residential sustainability: (1) Collective land assets can be further activated; (2) Villagers’ vested interests are largely safeguarded; (3) The main role of social low-rent housing and informal employment places in the original village is optimized to a larger extent; (4) The original villagers’ social networks remain stable and intact. In summary, villagers’ rights are maintained and enhanced via informal institutions, informal economies, and original social relationship networks are completely preserved through NRCM in BNV, as much as possible. Therefore, NRCM can maximize the villagers’ interests, that may be conducive to residential sustainability in the transformation of China’s urban villages.

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Development and application of dairy-based sustainable livelihood security index in the districts of West Bengal, India: A tool for dairy development planning

Cited by 13 publications

References 5 publications

Constraints and Way Forward for Boosting Income from Dairy Farming in India: A Review

Constraints and Way Forward for Boosting Income from Dairy Farming in India: A Review

Assessment of Sustainability and Priorities for Development of Indian West Coast Region: An Application of Sustainable Livelihood Security Indicators

Comparing the Residential Sustainability of Two Transformation Models for Chinese Urban Villages: Demolition/Relocation Market-Oriented and New Rural Construction

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