Question

what is the difference between small farmers and marginal farmers? please answer it in detail.
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Answer 1

Marginal Farmer' means a farmer cultivating (as owner or tenant or share cropper) agricultural land up to 1 hectare (2.5 acres). 'Small Farmer' means a farmer cultivating (as owner or tenant or share cropper) agricultural land of more than 1 hectare and up to 2 hectares (5 acres).

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Answer 2

Answer:

Small farmers:

Small farmers are the ones that cultivate on small pieces of land which is less than 1 hectare.

They cultivate 26% whereas they cover 14% of the land.

They cultivate majorly for the purpose of self consumption.

Marginal farmers:

Marginal farmers have a big piece of land but they carry out cultivation only for the purpose of sale.

The no. of marginal farmers has decreased in Tamil Nadu but increasing in India.