Year: 2021 | Month: December | Volume 8 | Issue 2
A Study on Structural Changes in Operational Holding in India: An Analytical Approach
R.P. Singh
Jai Prakash
A.K. Singh
DOI:10.30954/2394-8159.02.2021.8
Abstract:
There has been a lot of changes in farming structure in the country between 1970-71 to 2015-16. The marginal, small, semi-medium, medium and large size farmers accounted for about 51%, 18%, 15%, 11% and 4% in the total number of farmers in 1970-71 respectively. While the same group of farmers contributed to nearly 68%, 18%, 10%, 4% and less than one per cent in total number, respectively during 2015-16. The size of operational area has also significantly changed to 24%, 23%, 24%, 20% and 8% in 2015-16 from 9%, 12%, 19%, 30%, and 31% in 1970-71 in marginal, small, semi-medium, medium and large farmers, respectively. All India average size of operational area has declined from 2.28 hectare to 1.06 hectare during this period. The magnitude of the decline was more pronounced in medium and large size farmers. The rate of annual increase in number was high (2.3%) in marginal farmers followed by small (1.40%) and lowest (0.60%) in semi-medium from 1970-71 to 2015-16, respectively. While negative annual growth rate was high (-3.0%) in large size groups followed by medium (-1.0%) during the same period. In the case of area, rate of annual growth was further high (2.10%) in marginal holding and low (0.50%) in semi medium group in the study period. The negative annual growth rate was further much more in medium and large size operational area in the country from 1970-71 to 2015-16 respectively. It was also found that there is no significant difference in cropping intensity (C.I.) on different size of operational holding in the states and union territories in the country. The study suggests that there is an urgent need to focus on irrigation facilities on farmers’ field to minimize the effect of agriculture holding.
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