Fragmented Land Holding

  • Nearly 80% of the farming families hold less than 2 acres of land. As land holdings are small, more people invariably work on the farms in the rural areas and coupled with the obsolete technology, farm incomes come down.
  • Restrictions on formal and transparent land leasing in agriculture results in myriad issues, ranging from fragmentation of farms and low productivity of land to poor targeting of benefits and relief measures.
  • Because of legal restrictions, many land owners prefer to keep their land fallow due to the fear of losing land right if they lease out. Keeping the land fallow results in underutilization ....
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Economic Development