Track 3-6-1: Public‐Private Partnership in Managing Common Property Resources
Description
The common property resources comprises of all such resources that are meant for common use of the villagers including all resources. The National Sample Survey Organization (NSSO), 1999 in its report defines CPRs as “Resources accessible to and collectively owned\held\managed by an identifiable community and on which no individual has exclusive property rights are called common property resources”. Over the time, there has been gradual decline in CPRs availability to the villagers. The CPRs play an important role in the livelihood of resource poor farmers. According to NSSO, 1999, the percentage of Common Property Land Resources in total geographical area, Common Property Land Resources per household (ha.), Common Property Land Resources per- capita (ha.) is 15, 0.31 and 0.06 respectively. Components of Common Property Land Resources include Community Pastures and grazing land (23%), Village Forest and woodlots (16%) and Other (61%) and there has been reduction of 19 ha in CPR land during last 5 years (per 1000 ha.). The animal land intensity in India is high with an average land holding size of 1.57 ha supporting nearly 2.94 bovines and 1.14 ovine. This in turn puts pressure on common property resources. In developing countries, common property resources (CPRs) can be an important source of income for certain individuals within households (Maggs and Hoddinott, 1997). The common lands are significant form of natural resource endowment in developing countries, play a vital role in maintaining the ecological balance, and in supporting the rural poor, in eking out their livelihood (Qureshi and Kumar, 1998). The objective of present study is to assess the utilization of CPLRs (Common Property Land Resources) and water resources in different ecosystems of India.
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CPLR and Water Resource Utilization by Livestock Farmers in Different Ecosystems of India
The common property resources comprises of all such resources that are meant for common use of the villagers including all resources. The National Sample Survey Organization (NSSO), 1999 in its report defines CPRs as “Resources accessible to and collectively owned\held\managed by an identifiable community and on which no individual has exclusive property rights are called common property resources”. Over the time, there has been gradual decline in CPRs availability to the villagers. The CPRs play an important role in the livelihood of resource poor farmers. According to NSSO, 1999, the percentage of Common Property Land Resources in total geographical area, Common Property Land Resources per household (ha.), Common Property Land Resources per- capita (ha.) is 15, 0.31 and 0.06 respectively. Components of Common Property Land Resources include Community Pastures and grazing land (23%), Village Forest and woodlots (16%) and Other (61%) and there has been reduction of 19 ha in CPR land during last 5 years (per 1000 ha.). The animal land intensity in India is high with an average land holding size of 1.57 ha supporting nearly 2.94 bovines and 1.14 ovine. This in turn puts pressure on common property resources. In developing countries, common property resources (CPRs) can be an important source of income for certain individuals within households (Maggs and Hoddinott, 1997). The common lands are significant form of natural resource endowment in developing countries, play a vital role in maintaining the ecological balance, and in supporting the rural poor, in eking out their livelihood (Qureshi and Kumar, 1998). The objective of present study is to assess the utilization of CPLRs (Common Property Land Resources) and water resources in different ecosystems of India.
