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Monthly Archives: March 2010

Development of Microfinance services for Coastal Small Scale Fisheries and Aquaculture in India | Part 2: In Addressing the Gap

Agriculture still is a significant source of livelihood in the countries of South Asian region. The pressure on farm sector has however been increasing due to multiple reasons: lower yield, fragmentation of land holdings, poor irrigation, depletion of ground water, inadequate extension services / supply of inputs, poor post harvest management, lack of value addition [...]

Development of Microfinance Services for Coastal Small Scale Fisheries and Aquaculture in India | Part 1: The Travails

Agriculture still is a significant source of livelihood in the countries of South Asian region. The pressure on farm sector has however been increasing due to multiple reasons: lower yield, fragmentation of land holdings, poor irrigation, depletion of ground water, inadequate extension services / supply of inputs, poor post harvest management, lack of value addition [...]

Wandering About in Slumdog Land | Part 9: The Kingfisher Experience (ii)

Danny Boyle’s, eight Academy Awards winning yet controversial film Slumdog Millionaire, set and filmed in India, gave the country another name derivative – the Slumdog Land. The name tagging apart, the film also carried a deeper symbolism for India, a land of many contradictions.
As India surges forward in taking big strides of development, there are [...]