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Smallholders’ Challenges: Realizing Peri-Urban Opportunities in Bengaluru

dc.date.accessioned2021-12-22T15:00:15Z
dc.date.available2021-12-22T15:00:15Z
dc.date.issued2021-09-10
dc.identifierdoi:10.17170/kobra-202112215300
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/13458
dc.description.sponsorshipGefördert durch den Publikationsfonds der Universität Kasselger
dc.language.isoengeng
dc.rightsNamensnennung 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subjectperi-urbaneng
dc.subjectnon-farm activitieseng
dc.subjectformal crediteng
dc.subjectcollateraleng
dc.subjectBengalurueng
dc.subject.ddc330
dc.titleSmallholders’ Challenges: Realizing Peri-Urban Opportunities in Bengalurueng
dc.typeAufsatz
dcterms.abstractUrban expansion creates potential for increased incomes among previously rural smallholders from sources other than traditional agriculture. Harnessing this potential, however, requires investments into agricultural upgrading or non-farm activities. The article addresses the question concerning to what extent these investments are realised in the peri-urban space of Bengaluru. Its answers are based on a review of the literature and extensive field surveys in two differentially developed districts assessing the smallholders’ economic situation in 2019 and as a recall in 2009. Our findings are that only a few smallholders were able to realise the peri-urban opportunities. Household income increased in real terms only by a little, especially from farming. Instead of a traditional farm to non-farm production linkage, surpluses from the non-farm sector were seen to meet the working capital needs of the farm sector. While physical access to formal financial institutions has significantly improved, formal borrowing is dominated by small-sized loans from registered self-help groups or traditional priority sector loans. Only a few households took up non-farm activities as many others failed to obtain sufficient credit and lacked knowledge about remunerative non-farm projects. Overall, rising outlays for education and health services leave little resources for any productive investments.eng
dcterms.accessRightsopen access
dcterms.creatorRajeev, Meenakshi
dcterms.creatorScherrer, Christoph
dc.relation.doidoi:10.3390/su131810160
dc.subject.swdBangaloreger
dc.subject.swdSuburbaner Raumger
dc.subject.swdKleinbauerger
dc.subject.swdKreditger
dc.subject.swdSicherheitger
dc.subject.swdInvestitionger
dc.type.versionpublishedVersion
dcterms.source.identifiereissn:2071-1050
dcterms.source.issueIssue 18
dcterms.source.journalSustainabilityeng
dcterms.source.volumeVolume 13
kup.iskupfalse
dcterms.source.articlenumber10160


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