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Crisis in Indian agriculture: can it be overcome?

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The crisis in Indian agriculture, which has been building up for decades, is not one of declining profitability, but a more basic one of the bulk of its holdings being non-viable. Not only the number of these holdings, but even the extent of non-viable land in the total area is fast increasing and will dominate agriculture unless the trend is reversed. Merely increasing the productivity of small holdings has not helped much. Non-viability comes in the way of capital formation in agriculture and its dynamic growth. The main culprit behind this situation is that employment opportunities in non-agricultural sectors are not growing fast enough. In an international perspective, Indian situation is among the worst. It needs urgent attention. A number of steps are suggested.

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  • M. V. Nadkarni, 2022. "Crisis in Indian agriculture: can it be overcome?," Journal of Social and Economic Development, Springer;Institute for Social and Economic Change, vol. 24(1), pages 228-241, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:jsecdv:v:24:y:2022:i:1:d:10.1007_s40847-022-00202-3
    DOI: 10.1007/s40847-022-00202-3
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