Volume : I, Issue : II, October - 2012

Degradation and Contributions of Common Property Resources: A Case Study of Odisha

Raghunath Sahoo

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In this paper, an attempt has been made to determine the causes of degradation and the contributions of CPRs to rural households. The study has covered 200 households (120 poor households and 80 non–poor households) comprising of landless and agriculture labourer, marginal and small farmers (poor households), and medium and large farmers (non–poor households) from four villages of two different sample blocks in Keonjhar district of Odisha. The study reveals that encroachment, implementation of various developmental programmes and overexploitation has resulted in degradation of CPRs, leading to livelihood crisis situation for the rural poor. It has been found that the income and employment opportunity from CPRs among poor households is more than non–poor households in the study area. Measures are required to ensure retention, regeneration and sustainable utilization of CPRs to provide livelihood security to the CPR dependent rural communities.

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Raghunath Sahoo Degradation and Contributions of Common Property Resources: A Case Study of Odisha Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.II, Issue.I October 2012

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