Agrarian distress refers to the economic, political, and social challenges faced by farmers and rural communities due to factors such as low crop yields, fluctuating prices of agricultural produce, high input costs, indebtedness, and lack of access to credit, markets, and infrastructure. The term "agrarian distress" gained prominence in India in the 1990s when a wave of farmer suicides occurred in the country.
Agrarian distress refers to the economic, political, and social challenges faced by farmers and rural communities due to factors such as low crop yields, fluctuating prices of agricultural produce, high input costs, indebtedness, and lack of access to credit, markets, and infrastructure. The term "agrarian distress" gained prominence in India in the 1990s when a wave of farmer suicides occurred in the country.
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