(a) 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.
(b) Many marginal farmers in an area organize themselves into groups and synchronize and harmonize selected agricultural operations .
(c) 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 payment of an agreed amount to the farmers .
(d) 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
Ans: b
Explanation:
Small Farmer Large Field
The basics of the model are that smallholders join and decide to grow a crop of one or two varieties, synchronize all the agricultural operations (seed to seed) as a group/community and gain higher bargaining power while dealing with service providers, dealers, and traders/millers. As a result there would be reduced cost of production of , increased grain yield, comparatively higher price over prevailed market price, enhanced farmers’ gross income and net profit.
Hence, option b is correct.
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