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3. Reviving the Farm Income Insurance Scheme could be the best tool for marginal farmers to fight falling prices of agricultural products in an increasingly globalized marketplace. Explain.

Approach:

Briefly introduce the issue of falling prices in an increasingly globalised marketplace and its effect on marginal farmers.

Explain Farm Income insurance scheme and how it could be the best tool for marginal farmers to fight falling prices.

One can compare the scheme with present National Crop Insurance Programme and write about the issues in it.