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Fri, 14 Oct 2016 10:40:30 +0000
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This is Mahesh Chander, again.

Regarding farm size criteria:

In case it is not already addressed, soil type and availability of irrigation infrastructure, dryland vs wet lands could also be the criteria to define farm size. In India, about 65% of farmland is under rainfed dryland conditions which contribute only about 35% of food, while 35% of irrigated land contributes roughly 65% of food. Large farm size in drylands may be contributing even less than the small farms located in irrigated areas. Can there be different classification depending on the purpose - food security vs nutrition security vs environmental quality? Some countries are looking to produce enough food to feed the population but some countries have switched focus to nutritional security and some have gone even farther by including environment safety in production technology. The level of external inputs used in agricultural production, thus can be the criteria too!!

Mahesh Chander
Head
Div of Extension Education
ICAR- Indian Veterinary Research Institute, 
Izatnagar, 
India
E-mail: mchanderivri (at) gmail.com

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