Take the case of Laxmi with her two-hectare plot of unirrigated land. The government can spend some money or banks can provide a loan, to construct a well for her family to irrigate the land. Laxmi will then be able to irrigate her land and take a second crop, wheat, during the rabi season. Let us suppose that one hectare of wheat can provide employment to two people for 50 days (including sowing, watering, fertiliser application and harvesting). So two more members of the family can be employed in her own field. Now suppose a new dam is constructed and canals are dug to irrigate many such farms. This could lead to a lot employment generation within the agriculture sector itself reducing the problem of underemployment.
54. Which one of the following categories of farmers is Laxmi related to ?
(a) Big (b) Medium (c) Marginal (d) Agricultural labourer
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(b) Medium
Marginal farmers are farmers who work on less than 1 hectare plot.
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Laxmi belongs to the small to semi-medium category of the farmer.
- There are five categories of farmers which are categorized based on the hectares of land.
- Marginal farmers have land below 1.00 hectares.
- Small farmers have land between 1.00-2.00 hectares.
- Semi-medium farmers have land between 2.00-4.00 hectares.
- Medium farmers have land between 4.00-10.00 hectares.
- Large farmers have land between 10.00 hectares and above.
- Laxmi has a plot of two hectares indicating that she belongs to small to semi-medium farmers.
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