In 1960, Gobind was a farmer with 2.25 hectares of largely unirrigated land. With the help of his three sons. Gobind cultivated the land. Though they didn’t live very comfortably, the family managed to feed itself with a little bit of extra income from one buffalo that the family possessed. Some years after Gobind’s death, this land was divided among his three sons. Each one now has a plot of land that is only 0.75 hectare in size. Even with improved irrigation and modern farming methods, Gobind’s sons are not able to make a living from their land. They have to look for additional work during part of the year.
The above case highlights which type of situation ? 1 mark
a] Consolidation of land holdings
b] Poverty
c] Debt-trap
d] Fragmentation of land holdings
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Answer:
a) Consolidation of land holdings
Answer:
Land consolidation is a planned readjustment and rearrangement of fragmented land parcels and their ownership. It is usually applied to form larger and more rational land holdings.
Poverty is a state or condition in which a person or community lacks the financial resources and essentials for a minimum standard of living. Poverty means that the income level from employment is so low that basic human needs can't be met.
A debt trap means that one owes a huge amount of money to various institutions or people, which feels neverending. Sometimes loans are taken to gain financial advantage, which is a wise decision. On the other hand, a debt trap is a situation we never want to be in.
Land fragmentation is the division of land into a great number of distinct plots (Dovring & Dovring, 1960). It is also a process of decreasing in the average size of farm holdings; increasing in the scattering of each farmer's land; and decreasing in the size of the individual plots in a farm holding (Agarwal, 1972).