Agrarian crisis and depeasantisation in Punjab: Status of small/marginal farmers who left agriculture

Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 585-603

  Singh, Karam ^a   Singh, Sukhpal ^b   Kingra, H S ^b  

^a Punjab State Farmers Commission   (India)

^b PUNJAB AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRARIAN CHANGE; BIOMASS; CULTIVATION; DEBT; LABOR MARKET; PEASANT AGRICULTURE; SOIL MOISTURE; UNEMPLOYMENT; WATER TABLE;

INDIA; PUNJAB [INDIA];

EID: 77952138631     PISSN: 00195014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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