I am interested specifically in Maharashtra but also in India overall. Specifically I want to learn about patterns of farming, agricultural practices and crop types as they relate to farmer well-being, income and livelihoods (also interested in suicide rates). I am also seeking to understand more about their trade routes, import/ export, farmers access to markets etc.
In Robert McC. Netting's "Smallholders, Householders: Farm Families and the Ecology of Intensive, Sustainable Agriculture" are also some data on farmers and agrarian practices in India. The book is partly accessible via Google Books (see link).
http://books.google.de/books?id=lVIWJ7YV5y8C&lpg=PP1&hl=de&pg=PA330#v=onepage&q=india&f=false
You will find lots of information at website http://asianagrihistory.org/ and in the journal of this society
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