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Foodgrain output rose 5 times in 60 years but farmers are still distressed

52% of India's agricultural households are indebted; with an average outstanding loan of Rs 47,000

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Farmers sow paddy saplings in a field at a village in India. (Photo: PTI)

Chaitanya Mallapur | IndiaSpend
India’s foodgrain production rose five times over six decades, according to 2016 government data, the latest available. But with the average Indian farm half as large as it used to be 50 years ago and yields among the lowest in developing economies, both the agriculture sector and farmers have been driven to the brink, shows an IndiaSpend analysis.
Output of foodgrains in India increased from 50.82 million tonnes in 1950-51 to 252.22 million tonnes in 2015-16, according to the Agriculture Statistics At A Glance 2016

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