INTRODUCTION
In the post green revolution era, there is a significant growth in the production and productivity in
the Indian agriculture. The country has become self sufficient in food grains and achieved a
remarkable growth in the production of pulses, oil seeds and fibers to meet the requirements of
the country. Although our farming community toiled hard, they could not get real benefit of the
growth in the economy in the absence of a suitable mechanism to ensure a reasonable rate of
return to their hard labour and investments. Only a handful of influential farmers who have the
infrastructure to overcome the market fluctuations, could derive the benefits.
