Twenty five chapters in this book are grouped into six sections: o setting the
stage: topics relevant to livelihoods context, o crop agriculture, o vegetables
and fruits, o animal sciences and fisheries, o agroforestry, o other livelihood
options. Section on "setting the stage topics relevant to livelihoods context"
(Chapters 1-4) deals with a range of livelihood options, and addresses the issue
of livelihood promotion, protection, and sustenance including under the emerging
scenario of climate change. This section also deals with corporate social
responsibility and the criticality of water as fundamental to livelihood The
second section on "crop agriculture" (Chapters 5-9) highlights the relevance and
importance of technologies that