Corporate social responsibility: win-win propositions for communities, corporates and agriculture [electronic resource] Edited by S. P. Wani, K. V. Raju.
Material type: TextLanguage: English Series: CABI BooksPublisher: Wallingford UK CAB International 2018Edition: 1Description: 246ppContent type:- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9781786394521
- research institutions
- Jharkhand
- soil salinity
- land degradation
- soil organic matter
- varieties
- tropics
- case studies
- Rajasthan
- Developing Countries
- diversification
- rural areas
- watershed management
- corporations
- resource utilization
- organic matter in soil
- losses from soil systems
- tropical zones
- water conservation
- socioeconomic aspects
- climatic change
- losses from soil
- productivity
- waste-water treatment
- soil quality
- resource exploitation
- watersheds
- water use efficiency
- waste water
- climate change
- agricultural production
- natural resources
- stakeholders
- HYV
- research institutes
- wastewater
- Karnataka
- research establishments
- India
- Mysore
- tropical countries
- Asia
- South Asia
- rural communities
- Andhra Pradesh
- agriculture
- cooperation
- high yielding varieties
- soil degradation
- companies
- accountability
- catchment areas
- Madhya Pradesh
- Commonwealth of Nations
- Telangana
- waste water treatment
- runoff
- socioeconomics
- nutrients
- sustainability
- resource management
- wastewater treatment
- livelihoods
- organic carbon
- semiarid zones
This book examines the design and implementation of corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities in rural areas, based on collaboration between well-known corporates and an international research organization. Researchers used various scientific tools and methods to enhance rural livelihoods and improve sustainable natural resources management. Including three chapters covering the philosophy and practices of CSR, this book covers emerging policies and their implications in India. Eight case studies based on actual practices explore climate-resilient agriculture, water footprint, improving livelihoods, diversification of crop pattern, enhancing crop productivity, and sustainable development in low rainfall regions. Five further chapters cover soil health improvement, improving rural wastewater management and enhancing rural livelihoods, based on various case studies. The book offers macro and micro perspectives of CSR work and its critical benefits to both community and natural resources. This book covers:Philosophy and practices of corporate social responsibility.Impact studies on improving livelihoods and sustainable development of natural resources.Process steps across various CSR initiatives.Distinct features of each corporate agency.This book will be useful to corporates, individuals involved in CSR work as well as students and researchers focused on agricultural development and the sustainable development of natural resources.
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