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GG: irrigatedagriculture,but polarisedland holdings.Commutable toMandla districttown.Mainly poorercastes such asPradhans (SC).23 weeks to nearbyBhamni Banji forpaddy harvesting inNovember.Whole familiesfor contract work.Often in groups,connected by kin orfriendship.Contractorpays food, andsometimestransport.Contract workmeans that returnscan be higherif whole familyworks together.Accumulativecompared to otherworks. Wages, ingrain, are approxequivalent to Rs.30/day/ person.Generates surplusincome over andabove the regularKharif incomefrom in-villageagricultural labor.MB: land verypoor despite lakeirrigation. Close tosmall block town,Close to bus route,but far from majortown.Single caste village<strong>of</strong> (OBC) Dhimarfishermen. Twothirds migrate,mostly thosewith marginallandholdings.Paddy harvestingin Bhind district.Some wheat/mustard harvestingin Gwalior district.Trips are short: 1–2weeks.Groups <strong>of</strong> womenare the mainagricultural migrantworkers. Mostfamilies have somemarginal land somen may remain tomanage <strong>this</strong> land.None Ag. migrationis secure andfairly predictableand thereforeaccumulative.These linksare <strong>of</strong>ten wellestablished.Wages, in grain,are approxequivalent to Rs.30/day/person.Women can facehigh risks, thoughthese are mitigatedby the establishedrelations they havewith landlords,and by traveling ingroups.185

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