This is three credit hours course and designed to understand the scope and importance of sustainable agricultural and rural development, discuss about sustainable agricultural issues and development process and sustainable agricultural development with reference to rural development.

Objectives

At the completion of this course, the students will be able to:

1. Learn about sustainable development
2. Learn about sustainable agricultural issues and development
3. Learn about sustainable agricultural development with reference to rural development

Students will be able to understand the scope and importance of sustainable agricultural and rural development. They will be able to discuss about sustainable agricultural issues and development process. This course will provide a complete understanding of sustainable agricultural development with reference to rural development. Students will be able tounderstand the scope and importance of sustainable agricultural and rural development and analyze issues in development process.

READINGS

1. Scoones, I. 1998. Sustainable rural livelihoods: a framework for analysis. Institute of Development Studies, Indiana University.
2. Ponniah, A., R. Puskur, S. Workneh and D. Hoekstra. 2008. Concepts and practices in agricultural extension in developing countries: A source book. IFPRI (International Food Policy Research Institute), Washington, DC, USA, and ILRI (International Livestock Research Institute), Nairobi, Kenya.
3. Thomas, Alan 2000. Meanings and Views of Development,’ in Poverty and Development into the 21st Century, Tim Allen and Alan Thomas (eds.), Oxford: Oxford University Press.
4. McAreavey, R. 2009. Rural Development Theory and Practice. Taylor and Francis Publishers.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

Sessional marks:     08

Mid exam marks:    12

Final exam marks:  20

Practical:                 20