A Study of Economic Condition of Small and Marginal Landholding Farmers in Koregaon Taluka

Abstract: Agriculture is the prime sector of livelihood for the Indian people. India's economy is known as agricultural economy. The dependence on agriculture during the pre-independence period has now decreased. However, the development of the agricultural sector is important for the overall economy of the country. Development in the agricultural sector helps in the development of the country's industrial and service sectors. Agricultural sector is play a vital role responsible for providing food to India's growing population. Indian agriculture is mainly dependent on monsoon and uncertainty in monsoon negatively impacts agricultural production. Indian agriculture and Agricultural Prouctivity are closely related. , The productivity of indian agriculture is very low.due to the size of Indin ariculture is small..Due to the large population size the proportion of the popultion dependent on agriculture is high. A small holder is a farmer with a low agricultural holding capicity. The economic development of a country is seen to depend on the primry secondry and service sector.Due to the small size of the farm farmers are unable to improve their farming. Small and marginal farmers are unable to use modern technologies, seeds, fertilizers, pesticides etc.Agricltural productivity remains low due to the fragmentation of land and also increasing population.