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Context:
The average farm size declined from 2.3 hectares (ha) in 1970-71 to 1.08 ha in 2015-16. The share of small and marginal farmers increased from 70 per cent in 1980-81 to 86 per cent in 2015-16. At the state level, the average size of farm holdings in 2015-16 ranged from 3.62 ha in Punjab, 2.73 in Rajasthan and 2.22 in Haryana to 0.75 in Tamil Nadu, 0.73 in Uttar Pradesh, 0.39 in Bihar and 0.18 in Kerala. |
Background:
Performance of FPOs:
Challenges:
Studies of NABARD show that there are some important challenges for building sustainable FPOs.
Way Forward:
Among other things, we emphasise on three issues for the improvement of FPOs in order to help the small farmers.
Conclusion:
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