Search Results - "Madhya Pradesh"

Perceptions and preparedness of veterinarians to combat brucellosis through Brucellosis Control Programme in India by Shome, R., Nagalingam, M., Priya, R., Sahay, S., Kalleshamurthy, T., Sharma, A., Bambal, R.G., Rahman, Habibur, Shome, B.R.

“…Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted during 2013-2015 and 453 veterinarians representing 11 states/Union Territories (UT) of India (Assam, Tripura, Meghalaya, Goa, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir, Tamil Nadu, and Punjab) were interviewed using self-administered questionnaire. …”
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Natural farming promotion in low-input, remote districts: A feminist political ecological analysis by Nichols, Carly E., Kumari, Nidhi

“…This research examined the social and gendered implications of this policy as it unfolds in two Scheduled Tribe (ST)-dominated, hilly districts in Madhya Pradesh. Building on longer-term qualitative and ethnographic research, we used semi-structured interviews with women and men farmers to address the research questions: what are historically marginalized farmers’ relationships with chemical agriculture, and what are their feelings toward natural, chemical-free production? …”
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Engaging men as allies for a journey of gender transformation and improved nutrition by Verma, Avani, Bader, Nadine, Milcher, Susanne

“…It aims at improving the dietary diversity of women (15–49 years) and young children (6–23 months) in six districts in Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra. Through qualitative and quantitative social behavior change barrier and enabler analysis, SENU found that gender roles with respect to childcare and nutrition are hampering positive nutrition outcomes. …”
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Farm-managers or unpaid laborers? Women farmers in male-headed households of Central India by Krishna, Vijesh V., Khed, Vijayalaxmi D., Gartaula, Hom Nath, Badstue, Lone

“…This empirical study draws farmhousehold survey data from eastern Madhya Pradesh, India, where the rate of male outmigration from agriculture has been marginal. …”
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Using cognitive interviewing to bridge the intent-interpretation gap for nutrition coverage survey questions in India by Ashok, Sattvika, Kim, Sunny S., Heidkamp, Rebecca A., Munos, Melinda K., Menon, Purnima, Avula, Rasmi

“…We conducted interviews to cognitively test 25 survey questions with mothers (N = 21) with children less than 1 year in Madhya Pradesh, India. Each question was followed by probes to capture information on four cognitive stages—comprehension, retrieval, judgement, and response. …”
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Irrigation governance, private investment, and agricultural productivity in India by Kumar, Anjani, Bathla, Seema, Elumalai, K., Saroj, Sunil

“…Other states which are low in governance but high in irrigation investment (Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, and Karnataka) should improve governance in order to enable efficient use of irrigation resources.…”
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Scoping report: Integrated Farming System Models across food, land and water systems by Shamim, M., Ravisankar, N., Ansari, M.A., Prusty, A.K., Singh, Raghuveer, Raghavendra, K.J., Kumar, Sunil, Jain, Namrata, Borah, Gulshan, Kumar, Gopal, Malaiappan, Sudharsan, Sikka, Alok

“…To enhance the resource efficiency and ecological sustainability of these practices, the ICAR-Indian Institute of Farming Systems Research (ICAR-IIFSR) conducted a scoping study in the Narayanganj block of Mandla district, Madhya Pradesh. This study aims to refine integrated farming methods, aligning them more closely with agroecological principles to ensure a sustainable and resilient agricultural framework that meets the evolving environmental and socioeconomic demands. …”
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Leveraging public works for sustainable and resilient livelihoods: Four case studies from India’s Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act by Narayanan, Sudha, Raghunathan, Kalyani, Gautam, Aditi

“…ERADA was implemented in 8 blocks of 4 large Indian states, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand. The ERADA project had three broad objectives - of enhancing natural capital, green recovery through green enterprises, and convergence of resources and networks - and identified the MGNREGA as a critical social safety net on which to base its activities. …”
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D4N2025 Presentation Showcase – Thematic Session 5B: Nourishing generations: Maternal & child nutrition by Shah, Neeta, Wadhwa, Rajni, Ireen, Santhia, Choudhary, Santosh Kumar, Kumbhakar, Satyanarayan, Das, Pinaki, Abul Basar, Sk. Md., Mukherjee, Sreeparna Ghosh, Bhattacharya, Ipsita

“…Presentation 1: Reducing Nutritional Anaemia via Health Education, Supplements, Iron-Rich Diet for Women (19–45 years) in Madhya Pradesh, India by Neeta Shah. Presentation 2: Mom’s Plate: Community-Based Cooked Meal Support to Improve Maternal Nutrition by Rajni Omprakash Wadhwa. …”
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Unlocking value out of India's rainfed farming areas. by Sharma, Bharat R.

“…Recent success stories in Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal are testimony to the potential of enhanced productivity under rainfed farming. …”
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Increased arid and semi-arid areas in India with associated shifts during 1971-2004 by Kesava Rao AVR, Wani, S.P., Singh, K.K., Ahmed, M.I., Srinivas K, Bairagi SD, Amadevi O

“…Increased semi-arid area by 8.45 M ha in five states viz., Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka and Punjab, and decreased semi-arid area by 5 M ha in eleven states, contributed to overall increase in SAT area of 3.45 M ha in the country.Overall, there has been a net reduction of 10.71 M ha in the dry sub-humid area in the country. …”
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Bridging the gap between intent & interpretation: Enhancing survey questions on maternal & child nutrition intervention coverage through cognitive interviewing in India by Ashok, Sattvika, Kim, Sunny S., Avula, Rasmi, Heidkamp, Rebecca A., Munos, Melinda K., Menon, Purnima

“…Methods: We conducted interviews with mothers (N = 21) with children less than one year in Madhya Pradesh, India, to cognitively test 25 survey questions. …”
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Effects of an mHealth intervention for community health workers on maternal and child nutrition and health service delivery in India: Protocol for a quasi-experimental mixed-method... by Nimmagadda, Sneha, Gopalakrishnan, Lakshmi, Avula, Rasmi, Dhar, Diva, Diamond-Smith, Nadia, Mani, Sneha, Menon, Purnima, Nguyen, Phuong Hong

“…The study will recruit approximately 1500 Anganwadi workers and 6000+ mother-child dyads from 400+ matched-pair villages in Bihar and Madhya Pradesh. The primary outcomes are the proportion of beneficiaries receiving (a) adequate number of home visits and (b) appropriate level of counselling by the Anganwadi workers. …”
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Maternal depressive symptoms are negatively associated with child growth and development: Evidence from rural India by Nguyen, Phuong Hong, Friedman, Jed, Kak, Mohini, Menon, Purnima, Alderman, Harold

“…This study examines the association between maternal depressive symptoms (MDSs) and child physical growth and cognitive development in Madhya Pradesh, India, where poverty, malnutrition, and poor mental health coexist. …”
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At-scale delivery of Essential Nutrition Interventions (ENIs) in India is limited by variable gaps in policy, design, implementation and demand by Avula, Rasmi, Kim, Sunny S., Kohli, Neha, Chakrabarti, Suman, Tyagi, Parul, Singh, Kavita, van den Bold, Mara, Kadiyala, Suneetha, Menon, Purnima

“…We studied provision of and demand for ENIs in two states ‐ Odisha & Madhya Pradesh, using primary data collection [a survey of frontline workers (FLW) (N=1140) and households with children aged 0‐2 y (N=2300) in 3 districts per state; semi‐structured interviews with officials and health workers at multiple levels]. …”
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Biodiversity in an agroecological landscape: Harnessing ecosystem services for agriculture by Krishnan, Abhiram, Sinu, Palatty Allesh, Baby, Ashly, Hariraveendra, M, Viswan, Gopika, Jose, Thomas, Krishnan, Smitha, Maliappan, Sudharsan, Acharya, Pradyumna, Pawar, Manohar

“…With self-help groups and NGOs driving reforestation efforts, we assess the hypothesis that forest cover positively impacts insect diversity and ecosystem services in winter croplands of Mandla, Madhya Pradesh. The study found complimentary benefits from farmlands and forests in the form of ecosystem services that were crucial for crop production. …”
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Investir dans la gestion de l'eau en agriculture au profit des petits exploitants agricoles du Burkina Faso. Rapport national de synthese du projet AgWater Solutions. In French [In... by Evans, Alexandra E.V., Giordano, Meredith A., Clayton, Terry

“…Les travaux ont ete entrepris dans plusieurs pays africains, Burkina Faso, Ethiopie, Ghana, Tanzanie et Zambie, et dans les etats indiens du Madhya Pradesh et du Bengale occidental. Ce document de travail resume les resultats et recommandations decoulant des recherches menees dans chacun de ces pays et etats.…”
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Climate-related hazards and Indian food supply: Assessing the risk using recent historical data by Harris, F., Amarnath, Giriraj, Joy, E. J. M., Dangour, Alan D., Green, R. F.

“…The largest climate hazard risks to state food supply are in Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, and Assam, where the majority of risk is to locally produced supply. …”
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Effect of farm and landscape variables on insect biodiversity and biotic interactions in homestead gardens by Palatty Allesh, Sinu, Krishnan, Abhiram, Baby, Ashly, Hariraveendra, M., Viswan, Gopika, Jose, Thomas, Malaiappan, Sudharsan, Pawar, Manohar, Acharya, Pradyumna, Krishnan, Smitha

“…To test the hypothesis that forest cover positively affects insect diversity and insect services in croplands, we focused on winter crop fields in Mandla, Madhya Pradesh. The main research findings are that forest cover generally supports bees which are important pollinators, but croplands harbored important pest controlling agents such as parasitoid wasps and pollinators such as flies in homesteads. …”
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Agroecology homestead models: enhancing nutrition, soil health, and income for tribal farmers [Abstract only] by Kumar, Gopal, Malaiappan, Sudharsan, Sikka, Alok, Konwar, D., Singh, S.

“…Tribal communities in Madhya Pradesh, India are characterised by limited interaction with outside world and minimal exposure to developmental initiatives, heavily rely on self-production and the collection of Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFP) for sustenance. …”
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