Author(s): Vishnu S Meena, Sweta Singh, Shirish Sharma, Sarita Meena and Dr. Dushyant Verma

Abstract: This paper examines the change in Income of farmer’s due to crop diversification trend in northern India i.e. Haryana during the recent period. It is based on secondary data collected from various sources. Findings suggest that share of forestry and logging has declined in agricultural income while fisheries have gained. Agriculture including livestock has also gained. Among crop groups, percent of GCA under sugarcane, spices, fibers and cotton has increased significantly whereas it has declined for fodder crops, pulses and cereal. However, paddy, maize and wheat gained. Further, results of change in area, production and yield exhibited gains for cotton, gram, sugarcane, wheat and maize. The future strategy towards crop diversification should favor sustainable crops instead of water incentive crops. Recently, agricultural diversification has attracted considerable attention. The term can be interpreted in several ways such as shift from agriculture to non-agriculture, crops to allied sectors and within crop sector, shift from food grains to high value crops i.e. fruits, vegetables, flowers and spices, etc. There have been significant changes in the pattern of agricultural diversification at the state and regional level. Crop diversification is intended to give a wider choice in the production of a variety of crops in a given area so as to expand production related activities for various crops and also to lessen risk.

DOI: 10.22271/maths.2024.v9.i1Sd.1592

Pages: 232-237 | Views: 97 | Downloads: 10

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