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UPSC PYQPrelims 2023

Civil Services Examination · Question 26

Which one of the following best describes the concept of 'Small Farmer Large Field'?

  1. Resettlement of a large number of people, uprooted from their countries due to war, by giving them a large cultivable land which they cultivate collectively and share the produce
  2. Many marginal farmers in an area organize themselves into groups and synchronize and harmonize selected agricultural operations
  3. Many marginal farmers in an area together make a contract with a corporate body and surrender their land to the corporate body for a fixed term for which the corporate body makes a payment of agreed amount to the farmers
  4. A company extends loans, technical knowledge and material inputs to a number of small farmers in an area so that they produce the agricultural commodity required by the company for its manufacturing process and commercial production
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Answer: (B) Many marginal farmers in an area organize themselves into groups and synchronize and harmonize selected agricultural operations

Explanation

SFLF groups small farmers to synchronise operations (sowing, harvesting, marketing) to gain economies of scale while retaining ownership.