The Crisis in Indian Agriculture is real and continuing. In last 25 years more than 3,63,964 farmer suicides recorded by National Crime Records Bureau. The average Indian farming household earned `8,931/month (`1,07, 172/year) in the agriculture year 2015-16 as per the National
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Farmers Incomes: NABARD All India Rural Financial Inclusion Survey (NAFIS) 2016-17 estimates that an average Indian farming household earned `8,931/month (`1,07, 172/year) in the agriculture year 2015-16. This is up from `2,115 earned in 2002-03 as per NSSO’s SAS, implying a compounded
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issues and debates The serious ecological and economic crisis in farming community in India and other countries has led to evolution of new models of agriculture which are based on sound ecolog- ical principles making effective use of local resources and natural
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Scaling up Sustainable Agriculture to Sustain Small Holder Agriculture Most of India lives in villages. Being a predominantly agrarian society, nearly three-fourths of India’s population live in rural areas. Agriculture is the main source of livelihood for two-thirds of the population. The
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