India
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Digital inclusion through WOTR’s FarmPrecise mobile application
Aayushi Malhotra, CASAS’ member, has published an article with Ditty Maria Dominic, A. Alagu Niranjan, Nimisha Mittal, Rasheed V. Sulaiman, Niyati Singaraju and Sheetal Sharma in the series Good Practices in Digital Inclusion. Abstract: The majority of smallholder farmers in developing countries lack access to location-specific science-based information. Although digital advisory tools can potentially help…
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Crop Diversification for Farmers and Agricultural Labourers
Raya Das, CASAS’ member, has published this document with Ashok Gulati in Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER) Policy Paper. Abstract: The shift in India’s economy from agriculture to non-agriculture sectors is complex. While the share of agriculture in overall GDP has been declining steadily, its share in workforce has started increasing…
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Book Review: “Recycling Class: The Contradictions of Inclusion in Urban Sustainability” by Manisha Anantharaman
Nikhil Deb, CASAS’ member, has published a book review in Contemporary Sociology. Abstract: In this book, Manisha Anantharaman scrutinizes consumer–driven environmentalism embraced by the affluent classes and elucidates how this variant of environmentalism falls short in effecting essential transformations, instead contributing to the marginalization, condescension, and stigmatization of the underprivileged and their environmental advocacy. To…
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Weaver to precarity capitalism: ethnographic understanding of contemporary Surat through the experiences of Odia labour migrants
Sandeepan Tripathy, CASAS’ member, has published an article in Contemporary South Asia. Abstract: Many economic and historical accounts mention the forms of capitalism in Surat. The paper argues that while capitalism has always been central to examining Surat, existing literature mainly focuses on the owners of capital and the relationships among them. The notions of…