marginal farmer

English

Noun

marginal farmer (plural marginal farmers)

A farmer with a bare subsistence level of income from his or her own land, sometimes working as an agricultural laborer.
In India, the percentage of marginal farmers among all farmers is nearly 70%.

Usage notes

'Marginal Farmer' means a farmer cultivating (as owner or tenant or share cropper) agricultural land up to 1 hectare (2.5 acres). 'Small Farmer' means a farmer cultivating (as owner or tenant or share cropper) agricultural land of more than 1 hectare

Translations

farmer cultivating a very small plot

Finnish: mikroviljelijä

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