Globalization and the Farmers : An Impact Assessment

Contents: Acknowledgement. Preface. 1. The problem. 2. An overview of literature. 3. Area of study. 4. Globalization and the farmers in village Dhamera. 5. Globalisation and the farmers in village Manpur. 6. Case studies of rural settings. 7. Findings on comparison. 8. Summary and findings. Bibliography. Appendix. Index.

Globalization and Farmers discourse continues since the recent waves of liberalization, structural adjustment and economic reforms have started in India. In case of agricultural sector the debate has been going on how and in what manner Indian agriculture is going to be affected by these reforms, liberalization and consequent policies.

Large segment of population of India lives in villages and larger part of it depends directly and indirectly on agriculture and its allied sector, therefore, this large segment has been a matter of concern of all discussions about globalization and agricultural policies.

In this study the author has focused the implications of globalization and related polices on agricultural sector and namely the farmers. The book tries to identify how globalization affected the rural society in general and farmers in particular. There is an important issue on patents, some agricultural items e.g. Basmati Rice etc. on the issue of seed rights of farmers have been highlighted under global policies.