140 million hectare of land is used as agricultural area, as of 2012-13. Over the years, this area has been fragmented into smaller pieces of land.
Marginal Land Holding
The number of marginal land holdings (less than one hectare) increased from 36 million in 1971 to 93 million in 2011.
Marginal and small land holdings face a number of issues, such as problems with using mechanisation and irrigation techniques.
Lack of Formal Lease Agreement
Since smaller land holdings are either fragments of larger holdings which have been passed on within the family or have been informally leased by a large ....
