Transforming rural livelihoods in India

India's strong economic growth has consistently sought to include the rural poor, who are concentrated in areas where rainfed agriculture is the main economic activity. However, poverty persists because of limited and inequitable access to productive resources, such as land, water, improved inputs and technologies and microfinance, as well as vulnerability to drought and other natural disasters. Low levels of literacy and skills conspire to keep people in the poverty trap, preventing them from claiming their basic rights or from embarking on new activities to earn income or build assets...