D’Silva, E and Wani, S P and Nagnath, B (2004) The Making of New Powerguda: Community Empowerment and New Technologies Transform a Problem Village in Andhra Pradesh.Global Theme on Agroecosystems Report no. 11. Monograph. International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics , Patancheru, Andhra Pradesh, India.
![[img]](http://oar.icrisat.org/style/images/fileicons/application_pdf.png)
|
PDF
- Published Version
Download (701kB) | Preview |
Divisions
UNSPECIFIED
Additional Information
The authors would like to first thank the people of Powerguda for their hospitality, cooperation, and support toward the case study. Special thanks are due to K Subadrabai and K Mankubai, President and Secretary, respectively of the Jangubai Self-Help Group for spending time and providing details of development work in the village. The authors would also like to thank the Integrated Tribal Development Agency (ITDA), Utnoor for its technical and logistical support. ITDA agricultural officers helped in the data collection. Thanks are also due to Mr Navin Mittal, former Project Officer, ITDA for reviewing and commenting on the case study. We are indebted to Ms Sheila Vijayakumar for editing the manuscript and Mr KNV Satyanarayana for incorporating the editorial corrections and page-setting the manuscript.
Abstract
Public participation in government programs and empowerment of women has been the corner stone of state policy in Andhra Pradesh, India. The creation of half a million hamlet-level thrift groups headed by women, known popularly as self-help groups (SHGs), has empowered local communities and served as an important social instrument in the fight against poverty. Public investment in watershed management and new agricultural technologies are helping to transform the livelihoods of poor farmers, and in particular indigenous communities. This case study documents the transformation of Powerguda, a village of 32 families in Adilabad district, Andhra Pradesh. As a result of watershed management, new agricultural technologies and community empowerment, average household income increased by 77% over three years. The report identifies the key drivers of economic, social and institutional growth in the village, which offer possibilities for replication in other parts of the semi-arid tropics where 350 million people live in poverty. The growth drivers include community empowerment, local government support and financial linkages to leverage community savings into productive public investment
| Item Type: | Monograph (Monograph) |
|---|---|
| Divisions: | UNSPECIFIED |
| CRP: | UNSPECIFIED |
| Subjects: | Others > Watershed Management Others > Agriculture-Farming, Production, Technology, Economics |
| Depositing User: | Mr Sanat Kumar Behera |
| Date Deposited: | 05 Nov 2011 12:40 |
| Last Modified: | 05 Nov 2011 12:40 |
| URI: | http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/3682 |
| Links: |
Actions (login required)
 |
View Item |
Altmetric
Altmetric