Introduction During the colonial period, the commercialization of Indian agriculture was driven primarily by the needs and interests of the British Empire. The British government implemented a range of policies and regulations that aimed to increase agricultural production and make the Indian economy more dependent on exports to Britain. One of the key policies was the Permanent Settlement of 1793, which aimed to increase revenue for the British government by encouraging the

Introduction The soil serves as a base for plant growth, a habitat for numerous creatures, a filter for surface water, and a mechanism for maintaining atmospheric gas levels. Soil provides plants, worms, fungi, and bacteria with essential minerals and nutrients, as well as water and air, in order to ensure their survival and growth. As a result of varying climatic circumstances and extensive agriculture, the soil's health is gradually deteriorating, much to the alarm of the c

In its 114th Report, the Law Commission of India proposed the establishment of Gram Nyayalayas to provide citizens with inexpensive and timely access to justice at their doorsteps. The Gram Nyayalayas Bill was enacted by Parliament on December 22, 2008, and the Gram Nyayalayas Act went into effect on October 2, 2009. The Act extends to the whole of India, except to the States of Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim and to the tribal areas specified in parts of the Sixth Schedu

Introduction If there were four women for every ten males in the agricultural sector in 1991, there were six women for every ten men in 2011. This phenomenon of growing female engagement, especially in agricultural labour, is referred to as the feminisation of the Indian agricultural workforce. Causes of Indian Agriculture Feminisation Poverty is a key element that forces women to work as agricultural labourers to augment their family's income. Women also work as unremunerate

Introduction According to FAO “Organic agriculture is a unique production management system which promotes and enhances agro-ecosystem health, including biodiversity, biological cycles, and soil biological activity, and this is accomplished by using on-farm agronomic, biological and mechanical methods in exclusion of all synthetic off-farm inputs” Lord Northbourne is credited with coining the phrase "organic farming." The phrase is derived from his notion o