The State of India's Livelihoods (SOIL) Report is an annual publication that aims to document recent trends and issues in the sphere of livelihoods promotion of the poor. A one-of-its-kind report, it is the only document that aggregates the experiences and challenges of the livelihoods sector, analyzes case studies and reports the progress of both government and privately run programmes with respect to the 4Ps--People, Policy, Promoters and Potential. This volume of the SOIL report focuses on livelihoods in agriculture. In particular, some of the themes covered in this report include effects of.