Question
Consider the following reasons for the continuous decline in average land-holding size in India :
Pick the correct answer from the options given below :
- Law of inheritance
- Consolidation
- Farm mechanisation
- The desire of land ownership
Pick the correct answer from the options given below :
Answer: Option C
Answer: (c)
Indian agriculture is a structurally small farm and small farmer based. The overall average size of operational holding in India declined from 2.63 hectares in 1960-61 to 1.33 hectares in 2002-03. Over 80% of the landholdings in India are classified as small and marginal landholdings with a farm size of less than 2 ha.
This implies that over 80% of the farmers in India hold just 39% of the total cultivated land. The Law of inheritance leads to fragmentation of land among the inheritors of the land.
Again, the desire for land ownership could also be attributed to the fragmentation of land. Owning of land is more social status in India, than an economic exigency.
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Answer: (c)
Indian agriculture is a structurally small farm and small farmer based. The overall average size of operational holding in India declined from 2.63 hectares in 1960-61 to 1.33 hectares in 2002-03. Over 80% of the landholdings in India are classified as small and marginal landholdings with a farm size of less than 2 ha.
This implies that over 80% of the farmers in India hold just 39% of the total cultivated land. The Law of inheritance leads to fragmentation of land among the inheritors of the land.
Again, the desire for land ownership could also be attributed to the fragmentation of land. Owning of land is more social status in India, than an economic exigency.
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