In the definition by Kerr, 2002, watershed is “an area from which all the water drains to a common point”. There is therefore an interest in creating infrastructures that allow to store this water so that rain fed crops do not need to rely so heavily on the weather conditions, mainly in drought-prone regions. In rural areas where farming is the main livelihood, even slight variations in climate...

The paper deals with the folklore use of twentyone plant species occurring in Rayalaseema region of Andhra Pradesh for curing dental aliments.

A preliminary survey of medicinal plants conducted in the surrounding forest region of the Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh is reported in this paper.

Abstract In October 2010, the state government of Andhra Pradesh, India, issued an emergency ordinance, bringing microfinance activities in to a complete halt and causing nationwide shock liquidity lenders, especially those with loans affected state. We use this massive dislocation market identify causal impacts reduction credit supply on consumption, earnings, employment general equilibrium ru...

This paper examines the impact of microfinance institutions on development in an empirical setting, and therewith aims at filling a gap in econometric assessments of microfinance institutions. Using data of MFIs operating in selected African and Asian countries and choosing average savings and loan balances per client as proxies for development, there is empirical evidence for significant posit...

PURPOSE To determine the current prevalence and causes of blindness in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh to assess if blindness has decreased since the last survey of 1986-1989. METHODS A population-based epidemiology study, using a stratified, random, cluster, systematic sampling strategy, was conducted in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. Participants of all ages (n = 10,293), 87.3% of...

this paper aims to comprehend the intrinsic limitations of the market players in the financial system and how these create a situation of `missing middle` for small and medium industries (sme) financing in bangladesh. a clear dualism prevails in the manufacturing industry of this country. while the smes maintains the biggest share in establishments and employment creation, large enterprises (le...

Trypanosomosis was recorded in a buffalo during the month of September 2014 in Proddatur of Andhra Pradesh, India. Disease was confirmed by the presence of Trypanosoma evansi organisms in peripheral blood smears. Buffalo was treated with intra muscular administration of diminazene aceturate at the rate of 3.5 mg per kg body weight along with supportive therapy. After two days of therapy, re-exa...

Embelia ribes Burm F. is large scandent shrub, disturbed throughout India and belongs to the family Myrsinacae. It is commonly known as false black pepper or Vidanga. E. ribes grows in semievergreen and deciduous forests at an altitude of 1,500m found in central and lower Himalayas, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bengal, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh throughout India. Embelia ribes has b...