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Corporate Social Responsibility
Win-win Propositions for Communities, Corporates and Agriculture
Edited by Suhas P. Wani and K.V. Raju
Hardback
December 2018
9781786394514
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- Publisher
CABI - Published
14th December 2018 - ISBN 9781786394514
- Language English
- Pages 288 pp.
- Size 6.75" x 9.5"
$65.90
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.
1. Corporate Social Responsibility in India: Philosophy, Policy and Practice
2. A Holistic Approach for Achieving the Impacts through CSR
3. Building Soil Health, Improving Carbon Footprint and Minimizing Greenhouse Gas Emissions through CSR
4. CSR and Climate Resilient Agriculture – A JSW Case Study
5. Improving Livelihoods through Watershed Interventions: A Case Study of SABMiller India Project
6. Improved Livelihoods – A Case Study from Asian Paints Limited
7. Improving Water Availability and Diversification of Cropping Systems in Pilot Villages of North and Southern India
8. Scaling-up of Science-led Development – Sir Dorabji Tata Trust Initiative
9. Increasing Agricultural Productivity of Farming Systems in Parts of Central India – Sir Ratan Tata Trust Initiative
10. Sustainable Development of Fragile Low Rainfall Regions – Power Grid Corporation of India Initiative
11. Farmer-centric Integrated Water Management for Improving Livelihoods – A Case Study of Rural Electrification Corporation Limited
12. Improving Rural Wastewater Management
13. Learnings and a Way Forward
Suhas P. Wani
Suhas P. Wani is Research Program Director - Asia and Director, ICRISAT Development Center (IDC) at International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Patancheru, India. His area of specialization is scaling-up science-based interventions to benefit millions of farmers in Asia and Africa particularly in the area of sustainable agriculture for improving rural livelihoods. His expertise spans through integrated watershed management and water use efficiency (green, blue and grey) in field to catchment scale, wasteland development, wastewater management, biodiesel plantation, integrated nutrient management and carbon sequestration for the conservation of natural resources and their sustainable use for improving livelihoods of farmers. Livelihoods improvement for small farm holders is the main thrust of his research for development (R4D). Dr. Wani has organized national and international meetings and coordinated multi-disciplinary, multi-country projects in the area of sustainable natural resource management and for improving livelihoods and building resilience of farmers.
K.V. Raju
K.V. Raju is the Theme Leader, Policy and Impact, Research Program-Asia, International Crop Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics, Patancheru, Telengana, India. He was previously Principal Scientist and Assistant Director, ICRISAT. He has served as Economic Advisor to Chief Minister, Government of Karnataka, India and acts as Professor and Head, Centre for Ecological Economics and Natural Resources, Institute for Social and Economic Change, India. He has published 16 books and more than 100 papers in international and national journals, besides a large number of research reports (from international and national organizations like ICRISAT, IFPRI, IWMI, ICRAF, IEG, ISEC, IRMA, IIM-A) and proceedings.