Agrarian Crisis in India: Struggling with policy fallow
Published: Jul 16, 2018
Photo: Prasad
Low technological inputs have caused a stagnation in foodgrain productivity; Buner Pukur a Santhal village in Birbhum, West Bengal.
Abstract: The Indian agriculture sector is at a critical juncture, with productivity stagnating and technological inputs being negligible. Policy failures in most critical sectors of agriculture has caused severe distress to farmers.
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