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010			_a 2020331705
020			_a9780190126131
025			_aI-E-2020331705 ; 85-92 ; 102
037			_bLibrary of Congress -- New Delhi Overseas Office
040			_aDLC _beng _erda _cDLC
042			_alcode
082			_a338.130954 _bNAR
100			_aNarayanamoorthy, A.
245	0	0	_aFarm income in India : _bmyths and realities / _cA. Narayanamoorthy.
264		1	_aNew Delhi : _bOxford University Press, _c2021.
300			_axxvi, 301 pages
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
520			_aThe Green Revolution resulted in spectacular advancements in Indian agriculture. Having achieved food security for its citizens, the country has now become a net exporter of different agricultural commodities. But sadly, this does not reflect the real state of the Indian agricultural sector. In truth, our farmers are plagued by crop failures, poor income, and indebtedness. Such is their misery that they are of late driven to commit suicide. In this book, the author identifies poor returns from crop cultivation as the root cause of farmers' problems. Using vast temporal and spatial data, the author explores further and attempts to address some very pertinent questions facing Indian agriculture today: What is the current trend in farm income? Are the returns from irrigated crops better than un-irrigated crops? Does increased productivity guarantee increased income? Has the agricultural price policy benefitted farmers? To what extent does rural infrastructure development help in increasing farm income? Has the rural employment guarantee scheme affected farm profitability? The answers will help us determine if we can double farm income by 2022–3, a target set by the present union government.
650			_aAgriculture
650			_aFarm income
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