"This first booklet in the series – 'Where Have all the Small Farmers gone?' – traces the broad path that agriculture took in India, to see where and how the small farmers are placed in it. It notes the major milestones en route, and underlines the major ups and downs, in particular the general decline of small farmers from their once position of strength. The booklet presents the larger background to the issues and concerns of small farmers, for them to grasp their heritage and realize their losses. Thereby, it hopes to initiate a process of reection and discussions to be generated in the course of the entire dialogue."