Best description of concept 'Small Farmer Large Field'
Question
Which one of the following best describes the concept of 'Small Farmer Large Field'?
Options
Resettlement of a large number of people, uprooted from their countries due to war, by giving them a large cultivable land which they cultivate collectively and share the produce
Many marginal farmers in an area organize themselves into groups and synchronize and harmonize selected agricultural operations
Many marginal farmers in an area together make a contract with a corporate body and surrender their land to the corporate body for a fixed term for which the corporate body makes a payment of agreed amount to the farmers
A company extends loans, technical knowledge and material inputs to a number of small farmers in an area so that they produce the agricultural commodity required by the company for its manufacturing process and commercial production
Explanation
The 'Small Farmer Large Field' (SFLF) model is an innovative agricultural strategy where individual marginal farmers group together to synchronize farming operations (like plowing, planting, and harvesting). By operating their small, adjacent plots as one "large field," they gain economies of scale without surrendering ownership to corporations.
Answer: (b).
Question details
Year
2023
Paper
GS Paper 1
Question
Q26
Subject
Economy
Sub-topic
Agriculture & Allied
Type
Factual single
Difficulty
Hard
Nature
Current-affairs-linked
Source hint
FAO Small Farmer Large Field Cooperative Agriculture Model 2022
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