Landelijke India Werkgroep

THE PRICE OF CHILDHOOD

ON THE LINK BETWEEN PRICES PAID TO FARMERS AND
THE USE OF CHILD LABOUR IN COTTONSEED PRODUCTION
IN ANDHRA PRADESH, INDIA



Davuluri Venkateswarlu
Director, Glocal Research and Consultancy Services, Hyderabad (e-mail: davuluri_v@yahoo.com)
&
Lucia da Corta

Agricultural Economist, St. Antony's College, Oxford University (e-mail: ldacorta@aol.com)


October 2005


Study commissioned by
INDIA COMMITTEE OF THE NETHERLANDS [ICN]
INTERNATIONAL LABOR RIGHTS FUND
EINE WELT Netz NRW


Contents
List of tables
SECTION-I: Introduction
SECTION-II: Economics of cottonseed cultivation
SECTION-III: Cost implications of replacing child labour with adult labour
SECTION-IV: Summary and conclusions
Appendix

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India Committee of the Netherlands / Landelijke India Werkgroep - October 25, 2005