UPSC CSE Prelims
Question 49
Which one of the following best describes the concept of 'Small Farmer Large Field'?
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Correct answer: B
Correct Option: B (Many marginal farmers in an area organize themselves into groups and synchronize and harmonize selected agricultural operations)
Explanation: The Small Farmer Large Field approach aggregates operations across small neighboring farms without transferring ownership, improving scale and synchronisation.
Option-wise Analysis:
A. Incorrect-Refugee resettlement and communal farming are unrelated to this farm coordination model.
B. Correct-smallholders jointly coordinate planting, mechanization, inputs or marketing while retaining their plots.
C. Incorrect-Leasing land to a corporation for payment is a different tenancy arrangement.
D. Incorrect-Corporate supply contracts and credit resemble contract farming, not the Small Farmer Large Field model.