ADAPTATIONS OF PEASANTS IN A STRESS ENVIRONMENT

Authors
PRASAD NP RAO PV
Citation
Np. Prasad et Pv. Rao, ADAPTATIONS OF PEASANTS IN A STRESS ENVIRONMENT, Economic and political weekly, 32(5), 1997, pp. 228-234
Citations number
27
Categorie Soggetti
Political Science
Journal title
Economic and political weekly → ACNP
ISSN journal
00129976
Volume
32
Issue
5
Year of publication
1997
Pages
228 - 234
Database
ISI
SICI code
0012-9976(1997)32:5<228:AOPIAS>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
Recurrent drought situations bring about substantial socio-cultural ch anges in the village set-up. This article studies the coping mechanism s of a village community in Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh in sc arcity conditions. Erosion of traditional occupational relationships, sale of land and livestock, seasonal and permanent migration are some of the graded responses to increase-in severity of the drought.