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Assessment of On-farm Employment Generation through Natural Resource Conservation Activities in the Semi-arid Region

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Title Assessment of On-farm Employment Generation through Natural Resource Conservation Activities in the Semi-arid Region
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Creator Biswajit Mondal
, R N Adhikari,
, S L Patil
A Raizada,
M Prabhavathi
D Ramajayam
N Loganandhan
 
Subject Bunds,Employment generation,Horticulture,Natural resource conservation,Watershed
 
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A watershed development programme in the backward and disadvantaged district of Karnataka
(Chitradurga) was implemented in a participatory mode with ‘demand driven’ planning. Various kinds of soil and
moisture conservation activities were carried out to treat the non-arable as well as arable lands with measures like
construction of field bunds and waste weirs; treatment of drainage lines (DLT) through construction of rock fill
dams, nala deepening; planting of forest tree and fruit seedlings, etc. A bulk of the budget (58%) was utilized for
various land based activities covering engineering works, plantation and production enhancement activities including
livestock improvement. Different engineering works alone created nearly 3623 mandays temporary employment,
while plantation activities generated about 2375 man days. At the then prevailing wage rates for unskilled labour,
nearly `8.78 lakhs worth of employment was generated. The cumulative effect of resource conservation activities
on crop cultivation would definitely enhance regular labour absorption at the farm level. The above information
clearly indicates that participatory planning and implementation can lead to the generation of significant employment
opportunities in various natural resources conservation activities in the dry region.
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Date 2020-03-06T11:39:34Z
2020-03-06T11:39:34Z
2014-01-01
 
Type Research Paper
 
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http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/33664
 
Language English
 
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