Agricultural Diversification and Poverty in India
Published By: International Food Policy Research Institute | Published Date: June, 01 , 2015As stress on Indian agriculture increases because of several reasons, such as continuous fragmentation of landholdings and climate change, there is a serious threat to livelihood based on farming. This is particularly true for small farmers. Growing rural populations and constrained employment opportunities
in the nonfarm sector have caused subdivision of landholdings in India to the extent that these cannot provide an adequate livelihood to a majority of farm households. With this view, this study was undertaken to explore options for improving the outcomes of the farmers.
Author(s): Digvijay S. Negi, Devesh Roy, Pratap Singh Birthal | Posted on: Sep 17, 2015 | Views() | Download (683)