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100			_aSwaminathan, M.S.
245		0	_aScience and Integrated rural development
260			_aNew Delhi
260			_bConcept
260			_c1982
300			_a354 p.
520			_aRural reconstruction and development are by their very nature linked to agricultural development in India, since land and water based occupations involving crop and animal husbandry, fisheries and forestry constitute the basic industry of rural India. Village uplift and the socio-economic transformation of rural society hence must be based on agricultural needs and potential. This book presents a comprehensive picture of Integrated Rural Development and offers suggestions on the specific areas in which programmes for development can be initiated and successfully implemented. Each chapter concerns itself with a specific theme and offers practical and workable suggestions for qualitative and quantitative improvement in all spheres of rural development. Some of the more important themes dealt with in this book are irrigation, rainfall and dryland agriculture, agricultural evolution and productivity, employment, drought management and the scientific utilisation of natural resources. Apart from general chapters on India's agricultural future and rural regeneration, there are also chapters devoted to adult education for agricultural progress, non-monetary inputs in education and the role of science in Integrated Rural Development. Both in his analysis and his recommendations, Dr. Swaminathan has brought to bear a scientific outlook which, however, is also an extremely practical one based on rural realities. The book is therefore a source of valuable information to all those interested in harnessing science for promoting rural and agrarian prosperity.
650			_aRural Development - India
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