The Macro and Micro Point of View of Farmer Suicides in India

Bhattacharyya, S. K.; Venkatesh, P.; Aditya, Kaustav; Burman, R. Roy

doi:10.1007/s40009-020-00920-4

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“…As a result, India has seen an alarming increase in farmer suicides in recent decades. A low rate of return from agriculture, a high cost of production, poverty, indebtedness, unsecured loans, insufficient irrigation, and many other factors are among the key causes" [15,16,17,18]. "Agriculture is fraught with uncertainty since it takes a long time for farmers to see a return on their efforts.…”

Section: Generation Of Rural Incomementioning

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A Review of Agri-Voltaic System in India: Opportunities and Constraints

Shukla

Kumar²,

Shukla³

2022

IJECC

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The rising trend of solar PV generation from ground-based installations has led to competition for land between agriculture and PV generation. The solution to this challenge lies in the agri-voltaic system (AVS). However, many of them encounter difficulties as a result of their reliance on unreliable farming techniques. The difficulties can sometimes become so overwhelming that they commit suicide. Furthermore, India is densely populated, and its population is continually growing, necessitating the government's growth in GDP and energy supply to keep pace. This article examines Agrivoltaics, or the integration of solar farming with agriculture, as a Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) option for Indian farmers. Similarly, the paper presents opportunities and constraints to agrivoltaics in India.

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Section: Generation Of Rural Incomementioning

confidence: 99%

A Review of Agri-Voltaic System in India: Opportunities and Constraints

Shukla

Kumar²,

Shukla³

2022

IJECC

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“…Hence, in the past couple of decades, India saw an alarming rise in farmers' suicide. Some of the primary reasons are a low rate of return from agriculture, a high cost of production, poverty, indebtedness, unsecured loans, poor irrigation, and many others [55,89]. Much uncertainty is involved in agriculture since it takes significant time for the farmers to get a return on their investments.…”

Section: Income Generatormentioning

confidence: 99%

Agrivoltaics: A Climate-Smart Agriculture Approach for Indian Farmers

Mahto

Sharma

John

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India is a leader when it comes to agriculture. A significant part of the country’s population depends on agriculture for livelihood. However, many of them face challenges due to using unreliable farming techniques. Sometimes the challenges increase to the extent that they commit suicide. Besides, India is highly populated, and its population is steadily increasing, requiring its government to grow its GDP and increase its energy supply proportionately. This paper reviews integrating solar farming with agriculture, known as Agrivoltaics, as a Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) option for Indian farmers. This study is further supported by the Strength, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT) analysis of agrivoltaics. Using the SWOT analysis, this article presents how agrivoltaics can make agriculture sustainable and reliable. This paper identifies rural electrification, water conservation, yield improvement, sustainable income generation, and reduction in the usage of pesticides as the strengths of agrivoltaics. Similarly, the paper presents weaknesses, opportunities, and threats to agrivoltaics in India. The research concludes with the findings that agrivoltaics have the potential of meeting multiple objectives such as meeting global commitments, offering employment, providing economic stability, increasing clean energy production capacity, conserving natural resources, and succeeding in several others. The paper also includes a discussion about the findings, suggestions, and implications of adopting agrivoltaics on a large scale in India.

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“…According to the Economic Survey of India 2004–05, around 79% of farmers in India were small and marginal farmers, which increased to 83% in 2014–15 and 86% in 2019–20. Land fragmentation and nuclear family system are primarily responsible for the higher engagement of small and marginal farmers in the agricultural sector (Bhattacharyya et al, 2020; Karnati and Moharaj, 2023). Therefore, most of the agricultural sector workforce belongs to marginal and small holdings.…”

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Farm size and productivity relationship among the farming communities in India

Kumar

Moharaj

2023

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The relationship between farm size and productivity has been a topic of interest in agricultural research for decades due to the significance of agriculture in rural economies and its potential to reduce poverty and promote inclusive growth. The relationship between farm size and productivity is influenced by factors such as the type of crop being produced, costs of cultivation, farm management practices, access to inputs and markets and socio-economic conditions. This paper aims to investigate the relationship between farm size and productivity in the context of farming households, their cost of cultivation and the types of crops they produce. Using the Cobb–Douglas production function, the present study estimates the regression function for principal crops such as cotton and paddy in the study area. The findings reveal strong evidence of an inverse relationship between farm size and productivity, indicating that small and marginal farmers are more productive in wetland cultivation (paddy). In contrast, medium and large farmers are more productive in dry land cultivation (cotton). The paper also investigates the availability and accessibility of credit facilities for different farm sizes. It concludes that small and marginal farmers depend mainly on non-institutional credit agencies compared to medium and large farmers.

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The Macro and Micro Point of View of Farmer Suicides in India

Cited by 16 publications

References 11 publications

A Review of Agri-Voltaic System in India: Opportunities and Constraints

A Review of Agri-Voltaic System in India: Opportunities and Constraints

Agrivoltaics: A Climate-Smart Agriculture Approach for Indian Farmers

Farm size and productivity relationship among the farming communities in India

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