Farming has lost the ability to be a source of subsistence for majority of farmers in India.
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Op-ed: What India's smallholder farming model can teach other developing nations · 16 September 2026 · Covers one part · use it in the body
The op-ed supplies the counter-view for this essay: smallholder farming can remain a livelihood when institutions, markets and finance work together.
- An op-ed argues India's smallholder model makes small farms viable through organisation, market access and resilience, and offers it as a model for other developing countries.
- IFAD, a UN agency set up in 1977 and working with India for nearly 50 years, launched a 2026 to 2033 India strategy aligned with Viksit Bharat@2047.
- Examples cited: women's SHGs in Maharashtra accessing commercial credit and climate-resilient farming practices in Mizoram.
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- PM-KISAN
Income support such as PM-KISAN is a policy response to low and volatile farm incomes of small and marginal holders.