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John Farrington

Senior Research Associate

With over 30 years of professional experience and over 100 publications, John is a rural development specialist focusing on policy design for livelihood protection and promotion. His earlier work includes livelihood diversification, institutional reform and the organisation and management of technical change with and for low-income farmers. Current interests include the interface between social protection and productive sectors, the role of cash transfers in social assistance and policy support for livelihood diversification.

Recent publications and other resources

Circular migration in Madhya Pradesh: changing patterns and social protection needs
Article for The European Journal of Development Research Volume 20, Issue 4, December 2008
Digging holes and filling them in again? How far do public works enhance livelihoods?
Publications - Specialist Series - Natural Resource Perspective 120, November 2008
Support for migrant workers: The missing link in India's development
Publications - Specialist Series - Natural Resource Perspective 117, October 2008
Extreme poverty in Bangladesh: Protecting and promoting rural livelihoods
Publications - ODI Project Briefing 15, September 2008
Linking Agriculture and Social Protection: Conceptual framework
Project outputs - Background paper, February 2008
Linking social protection and the productive sectors
Publications - ODI Briefing Paper 28, October 2007
Social protection and growth: the agriculture case
Paper prepared for the 1st Annual Conference on Research and Capacity Building in the Economics of Social Protection, June 2007