Abstract
Small-scale farming is important as it is the chief provider of livelihood to poor people, especially in a developing country like India. Thus, investments in increasing farm productions from small and intensively cultivated land are important for reducing global poverty. Based on primary survey, landholding size of Scheduled Caste population in different blocks of Azamgarh district were analysed for this study. The study shows that SC farmers still face economic deprivation in the form of small farm size that is detrimental to their social and economic growth.
Highlights
The landholding size has an enormous impact on the social and economic life of farmers
The current study explores the impact of landholding size in economic development of a region and finds out what is the level of landholding size among Scheduled Caste population in Azamgarh to estimate their level of socio-economic development
According to the survey, it was found that a majority of Scheduled Caste population (68%) own less than 1 hectare of land
Summary
Small-scale farming is important as it is the chief provider of livelihood to poor people, especially in a developing country like India. Investments in increasing farm productions from small and intensively cultivated land are important for reducing global poverty. Based on primary survey, landholding size of Scheduled Caste population in different blocks of Azamgarh district were analysed for this study. The study shows that SC farmers still face economic deprivation in the form of small farm size that is detrimental to their social and economic growth
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