Droughts, distress and a conditional cash transfer program to mitigate the impact of drought in Bihar, India
Paddy- Bihar's staple crop- is vulnerable to droughts, primarily due to high cost of irrigation. In 2008, Bihar government launched a conditional cash transfer scheme to subsidise diesel for irrigation in drought affected areas. We show that this scheme has not been effective in mitigating the impac...
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| Format: | Conference Paper |
| Language: | Inglés |
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International Association of Agricultural Economists
2015
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151368 |
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