Farmers' preference for farming: Evidence from a nationally representative farm survey in India

Using data from a nationally representative farm survey in India, we have analyzed Indian farmers' stated preference for farming as a profession. Findings show that more than 40% of farmers dislike farming as a profession because of low profits, high risk, and lack of social status, yet they continu...

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Autores principales: Birthal, Pratap S., Roy, Devesh, Khan, Md. Tajuddin, Negi, Digvijay S.
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Wiley 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/149369

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