Part -1 Despite Increased Average Income, Farmers’ Debt Remains an Issue While the average income for a farming household has increased to Rs 8,931, 50% of all households earned less than Rs 5,500 per month and more than 50% households remain indebted. https://thewire.in/agriculture/despite-increased-average-income-farmers-debt-remains-an-issue Representative image. Credit: Reuters Siraj Hussain 22/AUG/2018 This is part one of …

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https://www.financialexpress.com/economy/how-doubling-farm-income-just-got-even-tougher/1285761/ By: Shweta Saini and Ashok Gulati |  Updated: August 20, 2018 7:04:38 AM NABARD presented a gift to the nation on August 16, 2018, when it released results of its NABARD All India Rural Financial Inclusion Survey (NAFIS). Among other things, the Survey estimates 2015-16 farmers’ income levels. NAFIS combines strengths of NSSO’s Situation Assessment Survey (SAS) and …

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