Social protection for poor, vulnerable and disadvantaged groups

Brzeska, Joanna; Das, M. M.; Fan, Shenggen

doi:10.1108/caer-09-2015-0123

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“…Dairy producers' strategy to engage in informal or formal jobs and/or intensify and diversify agricultural activities such as crop cultivation and small ruminant rearing were also reported from different sources [54]. However, lower milk production per farm diminished not only farmers' dairy revenues but also the farming household's own milk consumption, potentially threatening the nutritional status, especially of vulnerable members [55,56].…”

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Impacts of COVID-19 on Small-Scale Dairy Enterprises in an Indian Megacity—Insights from Greater Bengaluru

2022

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Natural calamities and pandemics massively affect small-scale entrepreneurs. In this paper, we aim to assess how the COVID-19 pandemic affected small dairy farms in the megacity of Bengaluru, India, where they supply a high share of the milk demand. In 2020 a total of 129 farms were visited before the first lockdown (January to March) and interviewed again after the lockdown had been loosened (August to September). Questions addressed feed supply to dairy cows, milk yield and marketing, and coping strategies for lockdown impacts. Results showed that the share of farmers not feeding concentrates increased from 1% before lockdown to 7% afterward (p < 0.05), and those not offering dry forages increased from 20% to 33% (p < 0.05) due to increasing forage prices. Milk yield dropped in all surveyed farms from 3905 L before to 2861 L after lockdown (p < 0.05) due to the sale of 30% of lactating cows across the farms. Enabling farmers to better cope with shocks through feed storage and by processing their surplus milk into durable products should be prioritised by supporting institutions such as dairy cooperatives. Alternatively, insurance schemes can capacitate farmers to maintain a fresh milk supply to urban consumers in the wake of global challenges.

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Impacts of COVID-19 on Small-Scale Dairy Enterprises in an Indian Megacity—Insights from Greater Bengaluru

2022

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“…The level of stunting among children under 5 year of age had declined from 48% in 2005-06 to 38% in 2015-16, and that of underweight children had declined from 46% in 2005-06 to 34% in 2015-16 [47]. The Government of India implemented various welfare policies which have direct and indirect bearing on the reduction of malnutrition [19,20,38,[50][51][52]. As a programme for reduction of poverty, hunger and food insecurity, the central government issues welfare card to poor households to avail subsidised food through the Public Distribution System (PDS) and other benefit ranging from health insurance, free/subsidised housing and sanitation, cooking fuel, old age pension, electricity and direct cash transfer etc.…”

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Malnutrition and poverty in India: does the use of public distribution system matter?

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Background Large scale public investment in Public Distribution System (PDS) have aimed to reduce poverty and malnutrition in India. The PDS is the largest ever welfare programme which provides subsidised food grain to the poor households. This study attempt to examine the extent of stunting and underweight among the children from poor and non-poor households by use of public distribution system (PDS) in India. Methods Data from the National Family and Health Survey-4 (NFHS-4), was used for the analysis. A composite variable based on asset deprivation and possession of welfare card provided under PDS (BPL card), was computed for all households and categorised into four mutually exclusive groups, namely real poor, excluded poor, privileged non-poor and non-poor. Real poor are those economically poor and have a welfare card, excluded poor are those economically poor and do not have welfare card, privileged poor are those economically non-poor but have welfare card, and non-poor are those who are not economically poor and do not have welfare card. Estimates of stunting and underweight were provided by these four categories. Descriptive statistics and logistic regression were used for the analysis. Results About half of the children from each real poor and excluded poor, two-fifths among privileged non-poor and less than one-third among non-poor households were stunted in India. Controlling for socio-economic and demographic covariates, the adjusted odds ratio of being stunted among real poor was 1.42 [95% CI: 1.38, 1.46], 1.43 [95% CI: 1.39, 1.47], among excluded poor and 1.15 [95% CI: 1.12, 1.18], among privileged non-poor. The pattern was similar for underweight and held true in most of the states of India. Conclusions Undernutrition among children from poor households those excluded from PDS is highest, and it warrants inclusion in PDS. Improving the quality of food grains and widening food basket in PDS is recommended for reduction in level of malnutrition in India.

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“…Nonetheless, some ray of hope in the form of observable impact of government cash transfers on mitigation of VAW and women empowerment has been witnessed in Pakistan (Khalid & Choudhry, 2021;Karmaliani et al, 2012). Government cash transfer programs as well as other social welfare initiatives have contributed towards economic independence and social support to women (Brzeska et al, 2015;Bastagli et al, 2016;Shah & Ali, 2022). In addition to the aforementioned benefits, these programs have also proven to be effective in poverty alleviation, better access to higher education and health services.…”

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The Impact of Financial Inclusion on the Association between Government Cash Transfers and Violence Against Women

Naik,

Aslam

2024

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This study employs a comprehensive and evidence-oriented analysis of public initiatives of financial benefits and economic empowerment of women with reference to their impact on violence against women (VAW) in the context of Pakistan. Microdata of survey on Economic and Social Wellbeing of Women in Punjab has been analyzed to underscore the aforementioned impact on women aged 15 to 64 years, both married and unmarried. Logit Probit models have been applied for arriving at empirical findings regarding impact of government financial benefits, marital status, household economic wealth status, education, gender of the household head, family size (number of children), area of residence, age, age square and female empowerment through providing them with employment on violence against women. Findings suggest that public initiatives of providing financial benefits to women for the purpose of enhancing their empowerment have empirical evidence with regard to mitigating violence against women in Pakistan. Public policy interventions for initiation of more research for provision of target based financial benefits to the women who are actually trapped in abusive relationships and social milieus are required to be prioritized in Pakistan. In addition to these research support initiatives, the government should link its budgetary allocations to the female entrepreneurship development and stipulate the departments with achievement of given targets for receiving further allocations. The results further suggest that effective planning and meticulous execution of government financial benefits programs designed especially for women play an established role in aggregation of uplifting their financially empowered status as well as decreasing their physical, emotional and sexual exploitation.

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Social protection for poor, vulnerable and disadvantaged groups

Cited by 13 publications

References 51 publications

Impacts of COVID-19 on Small-Scale Dairy Enterprises in an Indian Megacity—Insights from Greater Bengaluru

Impacts of COVID-19 on Small-Scale Dairy Enterprises in an Indian Megacity—Insights from Greater Bengaluru

Malnutrition and poverty in India: does the use of public distribution system matter?

The Impact of Financial Inclusion on the Association between Government Cash Transfers and Violence Against Women

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