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Understanding Role of Digital Asset and LOSI  for Rural Areas: An Evidence-based Study in Indian Context 了解数字资产和 LOSI 在农村地区的作用：印度背景下的实证研究

International Journal of Rural Management Pub Date : 2024-05-16 DOI: 10.1177/09730052241247895

Harekrishna Misra, Shyam Singh

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Economy as a Social Institution in the Tribal Society: A Scale to  Measure the Perceived  Role Performance of Economic Institutions 部落社会中作为社会机构的经济：衡量经济机构认知角色表现的量表

International Journal of Rural Management Pub Date : 2024-04-01 DOI: 10.1177/09730052241237010

A. Prasanth, P. Balasubramaniam

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Fulfilling Domestic Water Demand in Semiarid Regions of North Karnataka: Challenges and Way Forward 满足北卡纳塔克邦半干旱地区的生活用水需求：挑战与前进之路

International Journal of Rural Management Pub Date : 2024-03-27 DOI: 10.1177/09730052241236075

A. Ahmed, Juhi Chatterjee, Rakesh Gomaji Nannewar, R. Srikanth

{"title":"Fulfilling Domestic Water Demand in Semiarid Regions of North Karnataka: Challenges and Way Forward","authors":"A. Ahmed, Juhi Chatterjee, Rakesh Gomaji Nannewar, R. Srikanth","doi":"10.1177/09730052241236075","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/09730052241236075","url":null,"abstract":"The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development includes Goal 6 (SDG 6): ‘Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all’. SDG target 6.1 aims to achieve by 2030 ‘universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water for all’. The Government of India has also launched the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) to provide potable tap water to every rural household by 2024. In this context, this article explains the findings of a study to assess the domestic water demand and the availability of water in seven villages in the Ballari and Raichur districts in North Karnataka. This study indicates that groundwater is predominantly used for domestic purposes in these districts due to the lack of adequate and reliable surface water. Only 14% of households in the study area receive adequate water as per the JJM norms and this water stress is projected to worsen due to the increasing supply–demand mismatch in the future. The authors recommend the implementation of the revised configuration of the Krishna (Almatti)–Pennar river interlinking project by 2030 since this alignment is optimised to reduce project-related deforestation, people displacement, project duration and costs. This is critical for the sustainable development of North Karnataka.","PeriodicalId":39177,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Rural Management","volume":"71 13","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140376210","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Sustaining Livelihoods in Protected Areas: Lessons from State-initiated Projects in Mt.  Hamiguitan Range  Wildlife Sanctuary, Southern Philippines 在保护区维持生计：菲律宾南部哈米吉坦山野生动物保护区国家发起项目的经验教训

International Journal of Rural Management Pub Date : 2024-03-11 DOI: 10.1177/09730052241231087

Eva N. Mendoza, Meljoy J. Apa-ap, Victor B. Amoroso

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Effectiveness of FPOs: Credit Performance Evaluation of Farmer Producer Companies in Tamil Nadu FPOs 的有效性：泰米尔纳德邦农民生产者公司的信贷绩效评价

International Journal of Rural Management Pub Date : 2024-02-11 DOI: 10.1177/09730052231205387

T. Mohanasundari, Nihal Singh Khangar, Arpita Das

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Effectiveness of FPOs: Credit Performance Evaluation of Farmer Producer Companies in Tamil Nadu FPOs 的有效性：泰米尔纳德邦农民生产者公司的信贷绩效评价

International Journal of Rural Management Pub Date : 2024-02-11 DOI: 10.1177/09730052231205387

T. Mohanasundari, Nihal Singh Khangar, Arpita Das

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Factors Influencing Agricultural Contracts in Value Chain: Lessons from Small Rice Produ-cers in Côte d’Ivoire 影响价值链中农业合同的因素：科特迪瓦小型稻米生产商的经验教训

International Journal of Rural Management Pub Date : 2024-02-07 DOI: 10.1177/09730052231225998

Innocent Daniel Gniza

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Video Asset Library and Its Management for Higher Education Department: An Evaluation Study 高校视频资产库及其管理：评估研究

International Journal of Rural Management Pub Date : 2024-02-07 DOI: 10.1177/09730052231225560

F. S. K. Panda, S. R. Das, T. M. K. Das, F. S. P. Dash

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Factors Influencing Agricultural Contracts in Value Chain: Lessons from Small Rice Produ-cers in Côte d’Ivoire 影响价值链中农业合同的因素：科特迪瓦小型稻米生产商的经验教训

International Journal of Rural Management Pub Date : 2024-02-07 DOI: 10.1177/09730052231225998

Innocent Daniel Gniza

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Digitalisation and Rural Livelihood Transformation: Evidence from Indonesia 数字化与农村生计转型：印度尼西亚的证据

International Journal of Rural Management Pub Date : 2024-02-07 DOI: 10.1177/09730052231223822

F. Fahmi, Martha Jesica S. Mendrofa

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