Doubling farmers' income: A promising target fraught with challenges

The agricultural sector in India continues to be the major source of livelihood and employment. It contributes 19 per cent to the gross domestic product (GDP) but has a much higher share in total employment at 46.1 per cent. During the sudden lockdown imposed on 20 March 2020 during the COVID-19 pan...

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Main Authors: Bathla, Seema, Kumar, Anjani, Kumar, Navneet, Hussain, Siraj
Format: Artículo preliminar
Language:Inglés
Published: India International Centre 2025
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/174869
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Kumar, Anjani
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Hussain, Siraj
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description The agricultural sector in India continues to be the major source of livelihood and employment. It contributes 19 per cent to the gross domestic product (GDP) but has a much higher share in total employment at 46.1 per cent. During the sudden lockdown imposed on 20 March 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, it was the agriculture and rural sectors that ensured food security to the nation and sustained millions of migrants from cities and towns. While other sectors of the economy were highly stressed, agriculture provided succour to the families affected by the loss of job, income and livelihood.
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spelling CGSpace1748692025-05-29T19:05:35Z Doubling farmers' income: A promising target fraught with challenges Bathla, Seema Kumar, Anjani Kumar, Navneet Hussain, Siraj agricultural sector reforms farmers land ownership income The agricultural sector in India continues to be the major source of livelihood and employment. It contributes 19 per cent to the gross domestic product (GDP) but has a much higher share in total employment at 46.1 per cent. During the sudden lockdown imposed on 20 March 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, it was the agriculture and rural sectors that ensured food security to the nation and sustained millions of migrants from cities and towns. While other sectors of the economy were highly stressed, agriculture provided succour to the families affected by the loss of job, income and livelihood. 2025-05-22 2025-05-29T15:07:48Z 2025-05-29T15:07:48Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/174869 en Open Access India International Centre Bathla, Seema; Kumar, Anjani; Kumar, Navneet; and Hussain, Siraj. 2025. Doubling farmers' income: A promising target fraught with challenges. IIC Policy Papers. India International Centre. https://iicdelhi.in/doubling-farmers-income-promising-target-fraught-challenges-group-agriculture
spellingShingle agricultural sector
reforms
farmers
land ownership
income
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Kumar, Anjani
Kumar, Navneet
Hussain, Siraj
Doubling farmers' income: A promising target fraught with challenges
title Doubling farmers' income: A promising target fraught with challenges
title_full Doubling farmers' income: A promising target fraught with challenges
title_fullStr Doubling farmers' income: A promising target fraught with challenges
title_full_unstemmed Doubling farmers' income: A promising target fraught with challenges
title_short Doubling farmers' income: A promising target fraught with challenges
title_sort doubling farmers income a promising target fraught with challenges
topic agricultural sector
reforms
farmers
land ownership
income
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