The Situation Assessment Survey of Agricultural Households and Land and Livestock Holdings of Households in Rural India (NSS 77th Round), which was released recently, informs one about farm households' income in the crop year 2018-19 and indebtedness in 2019 (as on the date of survey), among other things. Prior to the recent report, Land and Livestock Holding Surveys (LHS) and Situation Assessment Survey (SAS) of Agricultural Households used to be...
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What the Latest NSS Survey Tells us About the State of Farmers in India -Siraj Hussain and Seema Bathla
-TheWire.in The detailed socio-economic data set provides insight into a farmer’s investment behaviour, level of indebtedness and income earned from various activities. The recent release of the decennial NSS 77th round Situation Assessment of Agricultural Households (SAS) is a welcome development for agriculture and allied sectors. The detailed socio-economic data set provides insight into a farmer’s investment behaviour, level of indebtedness and income earned from various activities. An analysis of these and other...
More »NSS survey on farmers is a mid-term report card of Modi’s promise, with ‘fail’ written over it -Yogendra Yadav
-ThePrint.in The NSS survey conceals more than it reveals. It gives the impression that there is at least some progress. But that is misleading. One of the most popular slogans of the current farmers’ movement is that we are fighting for our “nasal aur fasal” — our progenies and produce. The latest official survey on the condition of farmers shows how true this is. The findings of this major government report released...
More »Most farmers did not know of agencies that procured crop under MSP: Report -Shagun Kapil
-Down to Earth Only 23.7% and 24.7% paddy produced was sold under MSP in Kharif and Rabi season respectively of 2018-19 Only about 24 per cent paddy and 20 per cent wheat is sold under minimum support price (MSP) in India, according to the findings of the 77th round of the National Sample Survey report. The data from the report, titled Situation Assessment of Agricultural Households and Land and Holdings of Households...
More »NSO survey: Most farmers selling in local markets, government agencies procure the least -Richard Mahapatra
-Down to Earth Farmers in general satisfied with return from local sale, but a significant percentage of them get lower than market price The majority of Indian farmers sell their produce in local markets, the 77th round of the National Sample Survey by the National Statistical Office titled Land and livestock holdings of households and situation assessment of agricultural households has found. Government agencies and Agricultural Produce Market Committees account for an...
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