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In India 66% of the employed male and 84% of the employed females were engaged in agriculture sector in rural area. The annual growth rate of agricultures, forestry and fishing mining and quarrying 2001-02 to 2005-06 are 0.2,5.8, -5.6,9.6,1.2 and 2.3 percentage at 1999-2000 price where as GDP for it period are 4.4,5.8,3.8,8.5,7.5 and 8.1 respectively. its shows the importance of agriculture? The comprehensive planning and management for agriculture is very much essential for development.
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It is inevitable now. India must be poised to make ecology the crux of its economy. Growth-based economy has definitely assured us a position where we are being rated as one of the fastest economies of the world. But at the same time, we have close to 300 million poor, the largest chunk of the world. Despite tripling of GDP growth rate in the last two decades, the number of poor remains same. Going by various studies, poverty is becoming chronic in India. This means for an entire life span, most of India’s poor have remained below the poverty line, and their next generation is also to remain so.
In India, poverty is ecological in nature. Close to 60 percent of India’s population depends on ecological capital for sustenance. The loss of this capital leads to poverty. So environmental degradation is a major reason for poverty contrary to popular perception that poverty is a big threat to environment.
India’s poor live in the most ecologically fragile areas. This also explains why economic development has not helped much in poverty eradication, as conventional economy doesn’t treat ecology as a source of economy. Close to 50 percent of India’s agriculture land faces erosion, making agriculture a difficult proposition for survival. But agriculture creates close to 60 percent of employment in India. Forest sustains around 150 million people but deforestation and restrictive policies don’t allow people to access it. The loss of livelihood due to such degradation and policies is hardly compensated from other sources like industries or service sectors.
To enable around 300 million people to move above poverty line, India must ensure sustainable livelihoods. Livelihoods must be sourced from the traditional sector of agriculture and forests. For, these sectors have untapped potential. For example, India’s future food grain demand has to be met from the dry lands given that traditional food producing states like Punjab and Haryana are saturated in their productivity. Similarly, forestry has huge potential to create livelihoods given it is a renewable source of livelihood.
Planning Commission has suggested that annually 10 million jobs can be found from ecological sources. To do this, ecology must be brought into mainstream economy brackets. The change is not that easy given that out governance tenet has been to control rather than decentralize and let people take control of their livelihoods. Each and every law related to ecology is a restrictive act and thus a barrier for ensuing livelihood. On the other hand, this is due to government misunderstanding of ecology in Indian context. Once government recognizes the economic value of ecology, it will get the clue to the nagging poverty problem. Ecology’s biggest challenge is to leave its control in the hands of rural communities, who have been its masters and trustees since time immemorial. The rural communities will manage it more efficiently as their livelihood depends on it. And once the survival interest over ecology is established, its protection is just a natural necessity. That is the mantra for rural prosperity, and for India’s environment.
this is high time to how live with man made disaster apart from natural,
important thing where we progressing up or down,how long with this fashion . please continue dialogue
Pradeep Mohapatra
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udyama An organisation working with community toward conservation of biodiversity, combating desertification, climate change adaptation and livelihoods resilience)
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Helo, These are all collection of informations, would be happy if you insert more info foe wider understanding on how the green revolution has bye passed the majority and puting them vulnerable despite growth. do debate. pradeep mohapatra ,Udyama,
udyama.pradeep@gmail.com
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