Workshop on Plantation and Development by NRPPD, CDS

The National Research Programme on Plantation Development (NRPPD) at the Centre for Development Studies funded by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry is mandated to conduct research and enhance research capacity in the field of plantation studies. NRPPD announces its second annual, ten day residential research capacity-building workshop on the theme ‘Plantation and Development’. The capacity-building programme aims to enhance socio-economic research on plantations in India. The plantation economy in India is undergoing vast changes in its production and consumption. Export markets have dwindled, and domestic markets have expanded. Value added production and niche varieties are becoming norms. The estate model of production is giving way to small and marginal growers. Technological change in agricultural practices and marketing is promising more efficient production while climate change and local weather unpredictability are new challenges on the rise. Livelihoods fully dependent on plantations are becoming challenging. The increasing complexities in the plantation sector need are newed thrust on research in these areas. This programme would flush out approaches and methods to conduct in-depth research on the issues raised above. This CBP would include, but not be restricted to the following themes:Theoretical and analytical approaches to understanding plantation economy,quantitative methods for plantation studies including spatial statistical tools,economics of production, marketing and sales, institutions and innovations,international trade in plantations, ecological and environmental issues, smallholders and collective formations, labour and livelihood, plantations and land use, and data base on plantations. The pedagogy would include class room lectures, lab workshops, immersive and interactive learning.