Big Farmers of Punjab

Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Studies on big farmers. 3. Methods of research. 4. Big farmers: their socio-economic and demographic profile. 5. Cropping pattern and production efficiency. 6. Consumption and investment pattern on big farms. 7. Composition and structure of labour on big farms. 8. Political affiliation of big farmers and career plan of their young generation. 9. Conclusion. Annexures. Bibliography. Index.

This book on Big Farmers of Punjab is mainly based on the data collected during primary survey carried out by the author himself and discusses some basic socio economic characteristics of the big farmers of Punjab.

This book contains nine chapters, including the chapter on summary and conclusions. The book analyzes socio-economic and demographic profiles, the cropping pattern and production efficiency, the consumption and investment pattern, composition and structure of labour, political affiliation and career plans of the next generation of big farmers of Punjab. The book also presents conclusion and policy implications of the study.