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    530 : Farm Distress in India – Causes and Possible Remedies

    S Narayan

    20 December 2018

    A farm loan waiver announced by several state governments is unlikely to solve the agrarian distress, caused by increasing costs and lower incomes. Crop specific and state-centred solutions need to be implemented.