Nabard to pool small farmers holdings
Small is not beautiful for small farmers. As farmers with small holdings find agriculture unviable, the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) is planning to pool up such small farmers to make them a big player. The Nabard is looking at a chunk of not less than 1,000 acres to provide consultancy and financial assistance. "Farming has become unviable for farmers. We are planning to pool them up together in order to empower them with financial assistance in order to produce in large quantities,' Mr S.R. Aluru, Chief General Manager (Andhra Pradesh), said.