Depeasantization in Punjab: Status of Farmers who Left Farming
Published By: Current Science | Published Date: May, 25 , 2014The state of Punjab, earlier regarded as an agriculturally developed region of India, has been passing through a severe economic crisis. The capital-intensive mode of production, propagated by the green revolution in the mid-1960s, is turning out to be non-viable for the small peasantry and hence, they are being involuntarily maneuvered towards shifting away from farming. Based on a field study in Punjab during the year 2012–13, it was observed that 14.39 per cent of the farmers had left farming since 1991. A considerable proportion of marginal and small farmers who have been pushed out of agriculture become wage labourers.
Author(s): Shruti Bhogal, Sukhpal Singh | Posted on: Dec 24, 2014 | Views(676)