Fragmentation of Land Holding

India witnessed a jump in the number of operational farmlands between 2010-11 and 2015-16, but the same period also saw the average size of these land holdings and the area they cover take a dip, shows the provisional Agriculture Census released by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

(Note: Information related to the size of the operational holding was already covered in the previous issues).

Which States are Experiencing Largest Decline in Average Size?

  • A closer look at the government report shows that the decrease in average size of farmlands has been the most in Goa (28.9 per cent), followed ....

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