New Delhi, Apr 20 (PTI) Around 70 percent of over 6,000 marginal farmers engage in non-farm activities for income support, but 84 percent of them do not want to sell off their land to pursue other economic activities, a new study has found.

According to the study conducted by the Development Intelligence Unit (DIU), a collaborative venture between Transforming Rural India Foundation and Sambodhi, marginal farmers are largely engaged in non-agricultural activities like wage labour and livestock management to supplement their income.

Small and marginal farmers with less than two hectares of land holding account for a little over 86 percent of all farmers in India, but own just about 47 percent of the crop area, according to the 10th agriculture census 2015-16.