The Kenyan population is to a large extent comprised of a high and increasing cohort of
young people, close to 78 percent of the population is below the age of thirty. Evidence …

The Ugandan population is to a large extent comprised of a high and increasing cohort of
young people, close to 78 percent of the population is below the age of thirty. Evidence …

Who wants to farm? In an era of land grabs and environmental uncertainty, improving
smallholder productivity has become a higher priority on the poverty and food security …

Few studies of agrarian transition examine what farmers themselves feel about farming. Are
they cultivating out of choice or a lack of options? What distinguishes farmers who like …

Agriculture is still the primary occupation of more than half of Indian population asserting
importance of this sector in various socio-economic aspects of the country. Youth …

Through the prism of a Nepali remittance village, this book critically examines poverty and
livelihood dynamics remade through transnational labour migration and remittances, and …

Based on an empirical exercise carried out in five villages of Odisha in eastern India, the
paper looks into ageing of the farm population and the experiences and responses of …

Under current population growth and demographic trends–with food demand projected to
increase by 60%–70% by 2050–another quantum leap in food production and disruptive …

In recent years," youth" has emerged as a distinct category of population to be governed in
India. Policy efforts to realise the" demographic dividend" amidst an agrarian crisis have …

Agriculture depends on irrigation water supplies provided either through rainwater
management (green water) or by withdrawing water from surface or the groundwater (blue …