In the recent months, there has been extensive discussion on the issue of land acquisition, crop damage and revival of Indian agriculture. “The State of Indian Farmers” study conducted by Lokniti in collaboration with Bharat Krishak Samaj has been widely quoted in many articles and Television debates during the last two months. The study is a unique resource for understanding the attitudes, opinions and perception of Indian farmers on a wide range of issues concerning them.
This study was spread over 18 major states with a randomly selected sample of 5480 farmers. In many farmer households, a youth member and a female member were also interviewed separately to document their opinion on issues specifically related to them. Fieldwork for the study was conducted in December 2013 – January 2014. The investigators visited 274 villages in 137 districts spread across the country.
The second edition of this study is currently being planned for Late 2015 or early 2016.
Recent Articles citing data from the ‘State of Indian Farmers Study’
- Mohammad Naushad Khan, ‘Farmers’ Pitiable Plight’, April, 26th, Radiance Weekly
http://radianceweekly.in/portal/issue/why-saffron-is-bent-upon-provoking-minorities/article/farmers-pitiable-plight/
- Ashok Malik, ‘Modis vs. the Gandhis on Land Reforms’, April 22nd, NDTV Blogs,
http://www.ndtv.com/opinion/modi-vs-the-gandhis-on-land-reforms-757372?pfrom=home-cheatsheet
- Seetha, ‘Modi Rahul play kaun banega pro poor but both are clueless about real farmer issues’, April 20th, Firstpost
http://www.firstpost.com/politics/modi-rahul-play-kaun-banega-pro-poor-but-both-are-clueless-about-real-farmer-issues-2203242.html
- Devinder Sharma, ‘Why farmers need urgent attention’, April 16th, The Hans Indian
http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/2015-04-16/Why-farmers-need-urgent-attention-144539
- Sanjay Kumar and Pranav Gupta, ‘Missing the big bleak picture’, April 3rd, The Hindu
http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/land-acquisition-bill-missing-the-big-bleak-picture/article7061853.ece
- Ajay Vir Jakhar, ‘Politicians rant while the Indian farmer grows restless’, March 20th, The Quint
http://www.thequint.com/2015/mar/20/politicians-rant-while-the-indian-farmer-grows-restless
- Arvind Panagariya, ‘Win-Win on Land’, March 9th, Business Standard
http://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/arvind-panagariya-win-win-on-land-115030901294_1.html
- Devinder Sharma, ‘2014 – The year of tragedy on the farm’, February 24th, Agrinsight
http://www.agrinsight.org/2014-the-year-of-tragedy-on-the-farm/
