Agriculture

The National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) has conducted Household Consumption Expenditure surveys (HCES) regularly since its inception in 1950. Data on household consumption was collected annually from 1950–51 to 1973-74. …

households with ‘regular wage/salary earning in non-agriculture’ (Rs. 4,533) in rural India. The rural households … belonging to the category ‘casual labour in agriculture’ has the lowest MPCE (Rs. 3,273). In urban areas … in agri- culture self-employ- ment in non- agriculture regular wage/salary earning in agri- culture … wage/salary earning in non- agriculture casual labour in agriculture casual labour in non-agri- …

the island of Majuli, frequent floods over many decades have led to a loss of livelihoods around agriculture while other traditional occupations, such as boat-making, have been unstable sources of income …

decades have led to a loss of livelihoods around agriculture while other traditional occupations, such as …

Kisan Mazdoor Commission (KMC): Agenda 2024 for Agriculture & Allied Sectors …

Kisan Mazdoor Commission (KMC): Agenda 2024 for Agriculture & Allied Sectors …

The India Employment Report 2024 was published by the Institute for Human Development (IHD) in collaboration with the International Labour Organization (ILO) on March 26, 2024. It is the third …

steady transition of the workforce away from agriculture and into the non-farm sectors. The share of … and skills xx cent of the unskilled casual agriculture workers and 70 per cent of such workers in the … employment growth even outpacing the growth in agriculture gross value added. The rise in labour productivity … from low-productivity agriculture to relatively higher-productivity non- agriculture sectors. During 2000–19 … from low-productivity agriculture to relatively higher-productivity non-agriculture sectors. However, this …

IQAir, a Switzerland-based company working on air quality technology, released this report on March 19, 2024. It gives an overview of population weighted air quality data for the year 2023 …

rapid industrial growth and slash and burn agriculture (both domestic and foreign through transboundary … ineffective waste management practices, and agriculture.45,46 According to the World Bank, 80% of rice …

challenges faced by primary producers, artisans and rural workers in India. This Agenda 2024 for Agriculture & Allied Sectors was released by KMC on March 19, 2024. It builds on recommendations of the … ownership and management to corporates, highlighting that public sector investment in fixed assets in agriculture is at a meagre 15 per cent. The Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi, has partnered …

are not just a residue from our past; farmers, agriculture and villages are integral to the future of India … existential crisis of Indian agriculture; growing corporate control of agriculture, ecological degradation … of food and livelihood; persisting neglect of agriculture, discrimination against rural economy and town … recommendations on the viability and sustainability of agriculture and allied sectors. The inaugural meeting for … include the formulation of the Agenda for 2024 on agriculture and allied sectors. The study groups have been …

The working paper highlights how inequality in India declined in the period after independence until the 1980s, after which it started rising again. The paper compares the wealth and income …

data, 45.5% of the workforce was employed in agriculture, 12.4% in construction, and only 11.6% in manufacturing … inability to pull more of its workforce away from agriculture towards more productive and better-paying employment …

Public Spending on Agriculture in India: 2010-11 to 2019-20 …

Public Spending on Agriculture in India: 2010-11 to 2019-20 …

The National Sample Survey Office, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of India, published this factsheet on the nation-wide 'Household Consumption Expenditure Survey' on February 24, 2024. The survey …

Rural self-employed in agriculture 3,702 self-employed in non-agriculture 4,074 regular wage/salaried … wage/salaried earning in agriculture 3,597 regular wage/salaried earning in non-agriculture 4,533 casual labour … labour in agriculture 3,273 casual labour in non-agriculture 3,315 others 4,684 all 3,773 Urban … Rural self-employed in agriculture 3,783 self-employed in non-agriculture 4,159 regular wage/salaried … wage/salaried earning in agriculture 3,692 regular wage/salaried earning in non-agriculture 4,606 casual labour …

This is the first ever report on the ‘state of the world’s migratory species’ and was published through collaboration between UNEP-WCMC (UN Environment Programme - World Conservation Monitoring Centre) and …

degradation and fragmentation (primarily driven by agriculture), and overexploitation (hunting and fishing …