Context: Agriculture policy should target India’s actual farming population, and the government welfare schemes should be aimed at poverty alleviation and uplifting those at the bottom of the pyramid.
Various parameters to calculate farming population in India:
Identifying a “real” farmer: He/she is someone who would derive a significant part of his/her income from agriculture. It is assumed that it requires growing at least two crops in a year.
Reasons behind the current agricultural crisis: Impacting the full-time farmers.
Way forward: