Call for Papers

 

NATIONAL SEMINAR

ON

Managing Land Resources for Sustainable Agricultural Growth and Diversification in India with Special Reference to Uttar Pradesh

 

May 25-26, 2007

 

Organised by

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT LUCKNOW

Sponsored by

STATE LAND USE BOARD, DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING

(GOVERNMENT OF UTTAR PRADESH)

 


Land and water are primary factors of agricultural production. The present market driven approaches of land and water resource utilization are creating stiff competition between their agricultural and non-agricultural usages. The present socio - techno environment due to multi-directional mounting biotic pressure on natural resources, such as land, is finding it difficult to offer sufficient livelihood opportunities particularly to the economically weaker and vulnerable farming groups such as landless, marginal and small landholders. All these factors necessitate formulation of proper land policy and land use planning.  Besides, restrictions on land leasing and lack of appropriate legal and institutional arrangements for contract farming stand in the way of diversified rural growth and poverty reduction.

 

This seminar aims to deliberate upon the issues related to proper management of land resources for diversified and sustainable agricultural development and poverty reduction with special reference to Uttar Pradesh. This seminar is also expected to provide inputs for designing an appropriate land policy and land use system to accelerate the pace of agricultural development and poverty reduction in the next five year plan.


 

Sub-themes of the Seminar

Land Resource Management: Trends, Issues and Opportunities

Dynamics of Land Market and Conversion of Agricultural Land

Land Leasing, Contract Farming and Agricultural Diversification

Access to homestead land and poverty reduction

Future Issues for Sustainable and Diversified Agricultural Development.

Important Information:

Deadline for Full Paper: April 15, 2007

Notification of paper acceptance: April 30, 2007

Seminar Dates:  May 25-26, 2007

Venue: MDP Centre, IIM, Lucknow

 

There is no registration fee for attending the seminar. One author of selected paper will be reimbursed to & fro 2nd AC train fair by the shortest route with free lodging and boarding in our air-conditioned guesthouse. 

For any query related to the seminar and submission of your paper, please address them to the seminar coordinators:

Prof. Jabir Ali, Phone: 91-522-2736978 (O) Email: jabirali@iiml.ac.in 

Prof. M.K. Awasthi, Phone: 91-522-2736979 (O) Email: awasthi@iiml.ac.in

 

Agriculture Management Centre

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT

Off Sitapur Road, Prabandh Nagar, Lucknow - 226 013 (Uttar Pradesh) India

Phone: 91-522-2734101-23 Fax: 91-522-2734027Website: http://www.iiml.ac.in/