Q. What is the average land holding size of small and marginal farmers in Assam?
Answer: 0.36 hectares
Notes: The Agriculture Census 2015-16 states that small and marginal farmers in Assam have an average agricultural land holding size of approximately 0.36 hectares. Over 85% of farmers in Assam fall under this category. The census recorded around 18.68 lakh marginal farmers owning less than 1 hectare and 4.95 lakh small farmers owning 1 to 2 hectares of land in the state.
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