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Reviving the rural economy should be a major challenge for the Modi government.

Land, the most precious form of wealth and the most dependent chunk for livelihood for  70%Indians is once again in cross fire between protagonists of  industral development and of proponents of  inclusive growth.

But, what we have achieved in the last 6decades in respect of farming&farmers,is just a pittance of development.
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A major survey finds that almost half the respondents don’t want to continue with agriculture.

To say frankly,land acquisition is not the biggest  worry for majority of farmers but the major problem is the unpredictable weather and the dependence on monsoons even to this day and inadequate infrastructure i.e.irrigation,power supply, supportive  prices and quality seed.
It is no wonder that the survey indicates that more than one-fifth (22 per cent) of the farmers have begun to dislike farming.
70%farmers were willing to leave farming if they found jobs in the city. More than one-third (37 per cent) said they would not like their children to be farmers. But it is important to note that their disillusionment is driven largely by economic considerations, and not a dislike for their occupation.

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