Left with an disappointingly small area of farmland he inherited after family partition, Kishan Singh Marawi of this tribal village near Kanha national park sensed no option but to join a farm cooperative. For, he knew that averting a government initiative floated for the benefit of people like him would leave him landless in a few years.

<p><table width='100%' border=0 cellspacing=0><tr><td style='FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 18px; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: #0253B7;'>Co-ops sow hope in farmers</td></tr><tr><tr><td style='FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11px; '>Madhya Pradesh government

Co-ops sow hope in farmers

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