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A Post‐Area Studies Approach to the Study of Hill Irrigation across the Alai – Pamir – Karakoram – Himalaya
Hill, Joe (2012-06)Due to the geo-political history of the mountainous region stretching from the Alai in the south of Kyrgyzstan to the north-western Himalaya of India, language barriers, and also perhaps the nature of traditional area ... -
Agricultural Credit System in India: Evolution, Effectiveness and Innovations
Gulati, Ashok; Juneja, Ritika (2019-09)Indian agriculture is dominated by smallholders. With an average holding size of just 1.08 ha (in 2015-16), and 86 percent of holdings being of less than 2 ha size, Indian agriculture produces sufficient food, feed, and ... -
Agricultural Innovations at the Technological Frontier in India
Baraké, Evelyn; Ganguly, Kavery; Gulati, Ashok; von Braun, Joachim (2017-07)Innovations in agriculture hold the key to unlocking sustainable, inclusive growth potential while securing employment opportunities for young people. In India, this has given rise to a new generation of entrepreneurs and ... -
Améliorer les perspectives d'emploi pour la jeunesse rurale d'afrique: Exploiter le pontentiel du secteur agricole pour la creation d’emploi à long terme
Buma Dema, Rudolf; von Braun, Joachim; Kofol, Chiara (2017-11)La prévalence d’emplois vulnérables constitue le principal défi du marché du travail dans les zones rurales. L’organisation Internationale du travail estime que parmi les jeunes travailleurs de l’Afrique subsaharienne ... -
Being a muhajir in present-day Afghanistan – Views on flight and migration from inside
Wenzel, Christoph (2013-07)In this paper I focus on the internal discourse of those Afghans who are refugees within their country today. I want to show how the use of a certain vocabulary is crucial for the creation of particular perspectives on ... -
Beyond kinship and tribe: New forms of solidarity and interest representation in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan
Kandiwal, Wali Mohammad (2016-12)In this paper, I show that the establishment of unauthorized settlements on government land in the newly urbanizing peripheries of Jalalabad – the second-fastest growing city of Afghanistan – corresponded with the emergence ... -
Boundaries and Identities: The Case of Gilgit-Baltistan
Dad, Aziz Ali (2016-06)The main argument of the paper is that the absence of Gilgit-Baltistan in the power dispensation and state structure of Pakistan has created a power vacuum in the society, which is gradually filled by sectarian forces, ... -
Burkina Faso - Land, climate, energy, agriculture and development: A study in the Sudano-Sahel Initiative for Regional Development, Jobs, and Food Security
Sylla, Mouhamadou Bamba; Dimobe, Kangbéni; Sanfo, Safietou (2021-01)In this working paper, the biophysical factors and socio-economic conditions that led to Land Use and Land Cover Changes (LULC) and land degradation in Burkina Faso are reviewed. It is found that the country is densely ... -
The challenges of rural youth employment in Africa: a literature review
Kubik, Zaneta (2022-05)This paper provides a literature review on youth employment challenges in rural Africa. The rapidly changing demographic structure across the continent is expected to have important economic and social consequences, ... -
China Kazakhs' emigration to Kazakhstan from a modernity perspective
Shanatibieke, Mayinu (2016-04)This paper discusses the current situation of China Kazakhs' emigration to Kazakhstan from a modernity perspective. My aim is to rethink modernity in the Chinese context and its impact on Kazakhs in Xinjiang, to discuss ... -
Comparing African Countries and Indian States: Lessons for promoting agricultural growth, employment and food security
Baumüller, Heike; Gulati, Ashok; Jose, Shyma; Kornher, Lukas; Usman, Muhammed; von Braun, Joachim (2021-11)What may be learned from Africa and India on how they transform their food and agriculture sectors to provide affordable and healthy diets for all? And what are potential insights that may inform future strategic directions ... -
Coolies, Recruiters and Planters: Migration of Indian Labour to the Southeast Asian and Assam Plantations during Colonial Rule
Rana, Behal (2013-07)This paper attempts to tell the story of marginalized agrarian communities, who were economically depressed as a consequence of colonial land revenue policies and became the hunting ground for recruitment and transportation ... -
Coping Strategies: Public Avoidance, Migration, and Marriage in the Aftermath of the Osh Conflict, Fergana Valley
Ismailbekova, Aksana (2012-06)This paper examines the changing survival strategies of Uzbeks in the aftermath of mass violent conflict in Osh in June 2010. After the riots, Osh Uzbeks were exposed to many difficulties. The Kyrgyz government used economic ... -
Covid-19 causes unprecedented Migrant Crisis in India: Assessing the impact of lockdown measures on migrant workers during the first wave of Covid-19
Rothenberger, Paula; Gulati, Ashok; Jose, Shyma; Singh, B.B. (2021-05)The second wave of Covid-19 is sweeping across India at an immense speed. India recorded the highest number of single-day Covid-19 cases in the world (354,531), surpassing Brazil and the USA (as of 25 April 2021). The ... -
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Crossroads Studies: From Spatial Containers to Interactions in Differentiated Spatialities
Mielke, Katja; Hornidge, Anna-Katharina (2014-01)This paper, a little less than three years after indulging into this process, aims to facilitate the process of discussion in the network and shall be read as a thought-piece based on the joint reflections of members of ... -
Decentralized Seed Services in Africa: An Assessment of Tanzania and Uganda
Waithaka, Michael; Mugoya, Mainza; Mabaya, Edward; Tihanyi, Krisztina (2021-03)The overall goal of decentralizing seed services is to increase the availability and accessibility of quality seed to farmers. The governments of Uganda and Tanzania have endeavoured to enhance access to improved seed for ... -
Embracing Chinese modernity? Articulation and positioning in China-Kazakhstan trade and exchange processes
Alff, Henryk (2014-07)While much has been written recently about the increasing geo-political and economic impact of Chinese ‘soft power’ on neighbouring countries to the West, relatively few studies explore local people’s reflections of China’s ... -
Emerging Impacts of COVID–19 on the Kenyan Food and Beverage Manufacturing Sector
Velia, Myriam (2020-08)This brief presents the result of a rapid assessment on how the containment measures have affected the performance of the Kenyan food and beverage manufacturing industry and what measure companies need to support them ... -
Emerging Impacts of COVID–19 on the Nigerian Food and Beverage Manufacturing Sector
Velia, Myriam; Dallimore, Anthea (2020-08)This brief presents the result of a rapid assessment on how the containment measures have affected the performance of the Nigerian food and beverage manufacturing industry and what measure companies need to support them ...