India

  • Labor concerns considered in a separate page.

Karnataka

Land holding restrictions

  • Laws
    • 1963 land ceiling act, followed by 2020 amendment.
    • Prohibition of Transfer of Certain Lands or the Karnataka SC/ST Act of 1978
  • 10 units (45 acres) in KA (true after the reform?). Can build on 10% of the area.
  • Oft, agricultural land can’t be used for other purposes.

Buying

  • Oft, there’s litigation from claimants (eg. sc/st-s, relatives).
  • Lawyers check the documents going back to old times. Dishonest ones ignore dispute possiblities - hoping for a share in future settlement.

Prices

Tamil Nadu

Farming communes