Impacts of Livelihoods Projects. Stocktaking of Agriculture and Rural Development Projects (India)
Partner Organization: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

CMF Researchers: Lakshmi Krishnan and Jayaram Venkatesan

The stocktaking exercise focuses on identifying the impacts and lessons from the Word Bank-funded livelihood projects in seven Indian states including Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu. The impact stock-taking exercise will focus on identifying key indicators that are comparable across projects (if any) that will engable an assessment of impact. Two thematic studies will focus on sources of financial capitalization, and the development of social capital that ultimately impacts the effectiveness and sustainability of these projects. CMF's involvement began in January 2010.