This article analyses the suite of policies and measures enacted by the Indian Union
Government in response to the COVID-19 pandemic through apparatuses of disaster …

As a major labor-intensive agricultural producer globally, China is facing a rapidly aging
farming population and a persistent exodus of young farmers. There are no clear answers to …

This article reviews the past 25 years of empirical research on the rural nonfarm economy
(RNFE) in developing countries; that literature has evolved in ways that track and mirror the …

Climate change is an indisputable threat to human health, especially for societies already
confronted with rising social inequality, political and economic uncertainty, and a cascade of …

Socioeconomic developments in rural areas are characterized by heterogeneity and
diversity rather than evolving along'parallel linear paths'. To date, our understanding of rural …

Urban-rural construction land transition (URCLT) is one of the main manifestations of global
urban-rural transition development, which has caused many negative effects on local …

Introduction: Child stunting remains a public health concern. It is characterized as poor
cognitive and physical development in children due to inadequate nutrition during the first …

The stubbornly low and declining level of labor force participation rate (LFPR) of Indian
women has prompted a great deal of attention with a focus on factors constraining women's …

This is the first book to examine contemporary seasonal migration from Pacific island states
to Australia primarily to work in the agricultural sector. It reflects on the new age of …

Land use pattern optimization is an inevitable choice to achieve efficient allocation of
resources and factors. Assessing the effects of regional land use pattern change in a …