Which one of the following best describes the concept of ‘Small Farmer Large Field’?<\/p>\n
[amp_mcq option1=”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” option2=”Many marginal farmers in an area organize themselves into groups and synchronize agricultural operations” option3=”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” option4=”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” correct=”option2″]<\/p>\n
Option A describes collective farming, possibly in a resettlement context, which isn’t the specific focus of the SFLF concept typically discussed in the context of existing marginal farmers.
\nOption C describes corporate farming or contract farming where farmers might lease out or surrender their land to a company, shifting control away from the farmers; SFLF aims at farmers retaining control and benefiting from collective action.
\nOption D describes contract farming where a company provides inputs and buys output, but it doesn’t necessarily involve the farmers pooling or synchronizing operations across their fields to create a large-scale operational unit.<\/p>\n