Question

What is the cause of subdivision and fragmentation of agricultural holdings in india?

Answer 1

Answer:

The fragmentation and subdivision of agricultural mean the division of the land into small pieces scattered at many placed.

Causes:

1. Law of inheritance

According to the Constitution of India,  the land of the father is equally distributed among his children resulting in fragmentation and subdivision of land holdings.

3. Separation of a joint family system :

Decline of a large family resulting into division of the land.

2. Rural Indebtedness

The land is mortgaged by to the lenders and in the absence of repayment, the money lenders seize the land.

4. Population pressure

Due to increase in population, everyone wants to live separately and thus divide the land into small pieces.

Answer 2

Answer:

Causes of Sub-Division and Fragmentation of Agricultural Holding:

• With the growth of the size of families, the agricultural holdings in India are gradually being sub-divided among the heirs on the death of the owner of the land.