Rural Challenges. Case Studies from South India

Description

India is the planet's biggest producer of over 22 different cash crops, making its agricultural economy the second largest in the world. Why then does most of its rural population live below subsistence level, relying on foreign NGOs for aid? This program looks at reasons why working villagers remain in poverty, including government policies that direct funding away from development and towards the urban business boom. Viewers meet several struggling families and learn how microcredit programs are helping them boost their household income.

Runtime

30 min

Series

Subjects

Geography

Genre

Date of Publication

[2011], c2009

Database

Films on Demand

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