National Workshop on WSHGs and Poverty Alleviation

Workshop on Livestock and Poverty Alleviation among the Women Self Help Groups on 14th & 15th of November 2007. 30 participants participated in the workshop. The workshop was inaugurated by Dr. Chris Garforth, Felicitated by
Dr. Laura Hammond, Presidential address by Dr. G. Butchaiah, Dean, RAGACOVAS, Puducherry and Dr. D.V. Rangnekar delivered the key note address.

Papers presented by the participants in the workshop are given below:

1. DelPHE Survey Findings on Women Empowerment through Livestock rearing in Andhra Pradesh
   - Dr. D. Thammi Raju
2. DelPHE Survey Findings on Women Empowerment through Livestock rearing in Karnataka
   - Dr. K.K. Seethamma
3. DelPHE Survey Findings on Women Empowerment through Livestock rearing in Kerala
   - Dr. T.S. Rajeev
4. DelPHE Survey Findings on Women Empowerment through Livestock rearing in Tamil Nadu
   - Dr. K.C. Leelavathy Sekar
5. DelPHE Survey Findings on Women Empowerment through Livestock rearing in Puducherry region
   - Dr. S. Ramkumar
6. Women SHGs, livestock and livelihood-what have we learned so for
   - Prof. Chris Garforth
7. An action research for self employment of youth through goat rearing under stall feeding as a strategy for poverty alleviation and sustainable development in Hyderabad Karnataka Region & Status and quality of SHGs in Bidar district
   - Dr. K.C. Veeranna
8. Self Help Groups - The way Ahead?
   - Dr. Gautam Singh
9. Society for elimination of rural poverty-APDPIP, APRPRP
   - Dr. Sudhakar Rao
   - Dr. Chinnatataiah
10. Kudumbashree and its intervention in animal Husbandry Sector
    - Dr.S.Salim
11. A study on the livelihood of livestock dependent SHGs in Durg, Chhattisgarh
    - Dr. Amit Singh
12. Credit Utilization and repayment of loan among the cattle dependent WSHG members in Puducherry
    - Dr. Usha Rani
13. Economic efficiency of SHG credit in rural pondicherry
    - Dr. V. Nirmala
14. Role of DRDA in Puducherry region
    - Mr. B. Santhanakrishnan
15. Vazhndhu kaatuvom Project-under Rural Development Department, Tamil Nadu
    - Mr. Vijay