Manuscript Number : GISRRJ203352

Marginal and Small Farmers in India: Changes and Challenges

Authors(1) :-Mr. Shiv Pratap Singh

Indian agriculture is concerned about the story of small and marginal farmers as small and marginal land holdings accounted for approximately 86.07% of total number of land holdings in 2015-16. Therefore, the future of sustainable agriculture growth and food security in India depends on the performance of small and marginal farmers. The objective of this research paper is to discuss the issues and challenges of marginal and small farmers in India. The number of small and marginal farmers is increasing by 1,000.62 thousand quinquennially in the concerned time period. It is suggested that for ensuring viability of marginal and small farmers, farm activity must be linked with non-farm economic activity which would provide an allied economic support.

Authors and Affiliations

Mr. Shiv Pratap Singh
Junior Research Fellow, Department of Economics, University of Allahabad, Prayagraj, India

Marginal, Small, Farmers, India, Changes, Challenges.

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Publication Details

Published in : Volume 5 | Issue 1 | January-February 2022
Date of Publication : 2022-02-07
License:  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Page(s) : 207-213
Manuscript Number : GISRRJ203352
Publisher : Technoscience Academy

ISSN : 2582-0095

Cite This Article :

Mr. Shiv Pratap Singh , "Marginal and Small Farmers in India: Changes and Challenges", Gyanshauryam, International Scientific Refereed Research Journal (GISRRJ), ISSN : 2582-0095, Volume 5, Issue 1, pp.207-213, January-February.2022
URL : https://gisrrj.com/GISRRJ203352

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