Towards Doubling of Farmer’s Income in India: A Critical Appraisal
Deepika *
Department of Sociology, Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agriculture University, Hisar, India.
Jatesh Kathpalia
Department of Sociology, Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agriculture University, Hisar, India.
Rashmi Tyagi
Department of Sociology, Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agriculture University, Hisar, India.
Vinod Kumari
Department of Sociology, Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agriculture University, Hisar, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Farmers have been performing agriculture and allied activities since the dawn of human civilization. The agriculture industries rely heavily on the hard work and dedication of the farmers to provide food and other resources to the entire population. Despite, their vital role many farmers struggle to make ends meet due to low revenue of farm produce. The paper addresses the current nature of Indian agriculture, the change in the pattern variables governing them, and the challenges faced by Indian farmers at large. Doubling farmer’s income is necessary to address these challenges and to ensure sustainable agriculture. Furthermore, it can help in improving their livelihoods and well-being by enabling them to meet their basic needs. The researcher’s focus will be towards generating substantial returns for the farmers. A thorough exposition will also be on the welfare approach and how the government’s decisive role in policymaking will go to lengths to protect the interests of the farmers. In addition to these, a discussion of the novel techniques will also find a place in the paper. The paper will eventually end on a note providing a sociological analysis of how the improved, innovative technologies have are harbinger of new era for Indian agriculture in general and farmers in particular.
Keywords: Doubling income, government policies, novel techniques, sociological analysis
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