What can be done so that more farm production activities can be started in villages?

How did the spread of electricity help farmers in Palampur?

Is it important to increase the area under irrigation? Why?

Construct a table on the distribution of land among the 450 families of Palampur.

Why are the wages for farm labourers in Palampur less than minimum wages?

In your region, talk to two labourers. Choose either farm labourers or labourers working at construction sites. What wages do they get? Are they paid in cash or kind? Do they get work regularly? Are they in debt?

What are the different ways of increasing production on the same piece of land? Use examples to explain.

Describe the work of a farmer with one hectare of land.

How do the medium and large farmers obtain capital for farming? How is it different from the small farmers?

On what terms did Savita get a loan from Tajpal Singh? Would Savita’s condition be different if she could get a loan from the bank at a low rate of interest?

Talk to some old residents in your region and write a short report on the changes in irrigation and changes in production methods during the last 30 years.