Determinants Crop diversification in Jammu & Kashmir-A Case Study of District Kulgam.pdf

The process of crop diversification in the State of Jammu and Kashmir has taken place with the introduction of various land reforms introduced at a time to time by the government of India. The cultivation of such crops has made a remarkable impact on the generation of household income, employment and revenue for the state. The study of factors that improved the progress of crop diversification depicts the explicit consideration of geographical significance formulation developmental strategies, resulting in the establishment of basic infrastructural services like accessibility to various markets in the neighboring states, high level of price receptiveness among the farmers and the emergence of timely policies by the government triggered the process of diversification towards the horticultural crops in the state. The present study will try to provide a detailed account on the determinants of the crop diversification from the food crops (paddy) towards the cash crops (apple) in the region. The regression analysis shows the determining impact of several variables like age, gender, education, years of schooling, family size, family type, occupation, land owned, and distance from the road on the process of crop diversification in the study area.