why do some economists think that Indian farmers have a bleak future if they continue to grow food grains on holdings that are getting smaller and smaller?what would be the way out
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What challenges India is facing in agriculture when the country is emphasizing on food security?
Indian agriculture is undergoing a heavy stress as average land holdings is decreasing day by day. Our acreage has remained at 140 million hectares since 40 years but the number of farmers has increased from 7 crore to 14 crore. We are adding one crore farmers every five years. With smaller land at disposal, there is a decrease in farmers capacity to invest in land. With aver ..
What is being done to prevent wastage of food grains?
Warehousing is another of our priority area. Marginal farmers are very efficient in production but they don’t have the capacity to store the produce and they often have to indulge in distress sale, much below the MSP. We want that produce of these farmers is aggregated and then sold. This way the will have better bargaining power at lower cost. We want to make Primary Agriculture Cooperative Societies in .