@techreport{e1fdc899b92b4eadb39478de597750f2,
title = "To farm or not to farm? Indian farmers in transition",
abstract = "Few studies of agrarian transition examine what farmers themselves feel about farming. Are they cultivating out of choice or a lack of options? What distinguishes farmers who like farming from those who do not: their personal and household characteristics and endowments? The local ecology and regional economy? Or a mix of these and other factors? Understanding farmer satisfaction is important not only for assessing citizen well-being but also for agricultural productivity, since occupational satisfaction can affect a farmer{\textquoteright}s incentive to invest and reveal production constraints. Using a unique all-India data set which asked farmers—do you like farming?—this paper provides answers and policy pointers, contributing a little-studied dimension to debates on the smallholder{\textquoteright}s future and subjective well-being.",
author = "Bina Agarwal and Ankush Agrawal",
year = "2016",
month = apr,
day = "1",
language = "English",
isbn = "978-1-909336-35-3",
series = "Global Development Institute Working Paper Series: 001",
publisher = "University of Manchester",
address = "United Kingdom",
type = "WorkingPaper",
institution = "University of Manchester",
}