Farmer Distress Index
Recently, Scientists at the Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture (CRIDA), an Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) organ, have developed an early warning system called ‘Farmers Distress Index’.
- The index was developed as part of the NABARD-funded project on ‘Farmers Distress and Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)’.
- It is built on 21 simple questions, divided into seven blocks of three questions each.
- By getting answers to these questions, it can be predicted whether a farmer is experiencing distress or not.
- The institute prepared questions around seven key pillars that capture their financial, emotional, and other parameters. For this, a web application has ....
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