The main concern of the book is to find out the farm size of a hill state (Himchal Pradesh) and thereby determine the extent of poverty which prevails in that state. The work reveals that in real terms i.e. in terms of efficient working of farmers/cultivators in Himchal Pradesh, the farm size is too small to generate enough income and food. The poverty is confirmed from both nutritional and money-income angles. For arriving at the poverty level, the standards ...
