Agricultural Crisis Peasantry in Distress

Main Parts

• AGRARIAN CRISIS
• FARMERS DISTRESS
• FARMERS’ SUICIDE IN INDIA
• FARMERS’ STUDY
• METHODS OF STUDY
• CHARACTERISTICS AND ADOPTION BEHAVIOUR OF FARMERS: AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS

Agriculture is the mother of any economy, whether

it is rich or poor. Much of its influence is on the other sectors

of economy – industry and service. India is the second largest

in farm output. Hence, India’s economic security continues to be

predicated upon the agriculture sector, and the situation is not

likely to change in the near future.