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Agriculture is in crisis, and this is borne out by the widespread agitations by farmers. Hitherto, no one outside the villages was really aware of the hard times being faced by the peasantry. People in the cities generally believed the government's line that everything was hunky-dory, and like other sectors agriculture was also progressing. In fact, even in the face of the farmers' movement, Government spokesmen were quoting figures to prove that farmers were indeed better off than before. And yet none from the Government side could explain as to why farmers were so agitated if their lot was actually improving. The answer, obviously, lies in the selective and doubtful statistics trotted out by the administration.