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
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