TY - BOOK AU - Aparna, P. TI - Rural livelihoods in dry lands of India : a sustainable livelihoods framework SN - 9788192220161 U1 - 307.720954 PY - 2012/// CY - Hyderabad PB - Centre for Economic and Social Studies N1 - CONTENTS Foreword List of Tables and Figures Acknowledgements Executive Summary Chapter I Sustainable Livelihood Approach and Dry Lands 1.0 Introduction 1.1 Challenges of Livelihoods in Dry Lands of India t 1.2 Objectives of the Study 1.3 Dry Land Areas in India 1.4 Dry Land Typologies 1.5 Basic Features of Dry Lands 1.6 Structure of the Report Chapter II Sustainable Rural Livelihoods: Status of Assets 2.1 A Framework for Livelihoods Analysis 2.2 Asset Framework . 2.3 Methodology 2.4 Status of Assets 2.5 Different Stages of Development 2.6 Relationship between Livelihood Capitals 2.7 Summary Chapter III Poverty in Dry Land Areas 3.1 Introduction 3.2 The Link between Poverty and Environmental Degradation 3.3 Link between Agricultural Intensification and Environmental Degradation 3.4 Programmes for Poverty Alleviation 3.5 Methodology 3.6 Poverty in Dry Land Area 3.7Environmental Degradation in Dry Landsin India 3.8 Summary Chapter IV Agricultural Intensification in Dry Lands of India 4.1 Introduction 54 4.2 Objectives and Methodology 4.3Agricultural Intensification in Dry Lands 4.4 Cropping Pattern 4.5 Land Productivity 4.6 Summary Chapter V Summary and Conclusions 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Dry Land Areas 5.3 Dry land Typologies 69 5.4Socio-Economic Profile of Dry Lands 5.5 Status of Assets 5.6 Poverty and Environmental Degradation 5.7Livelihood Strategies: Agriculture 5.8 Measures for Sustainable Agricultural Development and to Alleviate Poverty References ER -