Farm Economics
Why Input Costs Rise Faster Than Farm Income in India
(A Farm Economics Reality, Not a Farmer Failure) On most Indian farms, the financial problem does not arrive suddenly. It creeps in quietly. One season, fertilizer costs a little more. The next year, feed prices rise. Diesel becomes expensive. Labor availability shrinks. Income may increase on paper, but expenses move faster, harder, and without warning.
What Makes a Farm Economically Sustainable Over 10 Years
Most farms do not fail in one bad season. They fail slowly. Year after year, small stresses accumulate until one shock finally breaks the system. When we talk about economic sustainability on farms, especially small farms in India, the real question is not how to earn more this year, but how to continue farming ten
Why Cost Reduction Matters More Than Yield Increase on Small Farms
On small farms in India, advice often follows a familiar pattern. Increase yield. Push production. Improve output per acre or per animal. This advice sounds logical, but it quietly creates pressure that many small farms cannot sustain. Over time, higher yield does not translate into better income. It often does the opposite. At Terragaon Farms
Why Small Farms Fail Financially Even When Production Looks Good
On many Indian small farms, production looks healthy. Crops are standing. Milk is flowing. Harvests appear respectable. Yet the bank balance tells a different story. Bills pile up. Savings disappear. Stress becomes constant. This gap between visible production and financial reality confuses many farmers. At Terragaon Farms in Birbhum, West Bengal, we have seen this
The Real Cost of Farming in India: Expenses Farmers Rarely Count
Most farmers know how much seed costs. They know fertilizer prices, feed bills, diesel rates. Yet many farms fail even when these numbers look manageable. The reason is simple. The most damaging costs in Indian farming are rarely written down. At Terragaon Farms in Birbhum, West Bengal, farm economics only made sense after we started
Farm Economics on Small Land in India: Why Profit Is About Stability, Not Scale
In Indian agriculture, profit is usually discussed in the language of scale. More land. More animals. Higher yield. Bigger turnover. On small farms, this language quietly causes damage. It pushes families toward expansion before stability exists and confuses visible output with real income. At Terragaon Farms in Birbhum, West Bengal, farm economics became clear only
