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Find out why an Indian farmer does not want his son to become a farmer.  

Answer:

An Indian farmer will not want his son to become a farmer because   (a) The share of agriculture in India's GDP has been declining since 1950 and so farming has a bleak future in terms of income from it in future.   (b) Land reform laws have been enacted more than 40 years ago, but their implementation is inadequate, resulting in no improvement in the condition of small farmers.   (c) Exploitation by middlemen continues, resulting in farmers not getting a remunerative price for their produce.   (d) Irrigation infrastructure is still inadequate in many parts of the country, which makes the farmers dependent on the vagaries of the weather. A bad monsoon can spell doom for the crop.