Livelihoods, poverty and targeting in the Indo-Gangetic Plains: a spatial mapping approach

This study develops a spatial mapping methodology as a tool to guide priority-setting and targeting of poverty-alleviation activities. It applies this tool to the Indo-Gangetic Plains of South Asia, the target domain of the Rice-Wheat Consortium (RWC). It draws on secondary data for 18 quantitative,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Erenstein, O., Hellin, J., Chandna, P.
Tipo de recurso: libro
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2007
País:México
Institución:Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maíz y Trigo
Repositorio:Repositorio Institucional de Publicaciones Multimedia del CIMMYT
OAI Identifier:oai:repository.cimmyt.org:10883/1059
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10883/1059
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
METHODS
PRODUCTION ECONOMICS
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
FOOD POLICIES
POVERTY
TECHNOLOGY
FOOD PRODUCTION
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Sumario:This study develops a spatial mapping methodology as a tool to guide priority-setting and targeting of poverty-alleviation activities. It applies this tool to the Indo-Gangetic Plains of South Asia, the target domain of the Rice-Wheat Consortium (RWC). It draws on secondary data for 18 quantitative, spatially-explicit variables at the district level, which serve as indicators of poverty levels