International Journal of Contemporary Research in Multidisciplinary

Despite being the backbone of the Indian economy, farmers are facing many problems that are impeding its full potential. This paper examines the historical and contemporary landscape of agrarianism in India. It provides an overview about the impacts of agricultural reform on farmers, food security, and environment sustainability. This paper identifies the key areas in which further reform activities are required to achieve sustainable agricultural development in the 21st century. Various secondary data sources have been explored to meet the objective of this paper. It is concluded that agricultural reforms have played a vital role in shaping the trajectory of Indian agriculture. But many challenges still exist such as small and fragmented land holdings, declining soil quality, lack of awareness among farmers, impact of climate change and the need to increase farmers' income are major concerns. This paper may be useful for agriculturists, researchers, policy makers and social activists.