The impact of crop diversification towards high-value crops on economic welfare of agricultural households in Eastern India

Eastern India is among the most backward regions of the country with underutilized agricultural potential. Diversification towards high-value crops can be a promising strategy to enhance farmers’ economic welfare in the region. The present study analyses the major determinants and impact of crop div...

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Main Authors: Anuja, A. R., Kumar, Anjani, Saroj, Sunil, Singh, K. N.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Current Science Association 2020
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/142462
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author Anuja, A. R.
Kumar, Anjani
Saroj, Sunil
Singh, K. N.
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description Eastern India is among the most backward regions of the country with underutilized agricultural potential. Diversification towards high-value crops can be a promising strategy to enhance farmers’ economic welfare in the region. The present study analyses the major determinants and impact of crop diversification towards high-value crops on farmers’ economic welfare in the region using large farm household-level data and advanced matching estimation methods. The findings reveal that cultivation of high-value crops plays a significant role in enhancing farm income, consumption expenditure and reducing poverty. Growers need to allocate at least 40% area for highvalue crops to have significant income enhancement and poverty reduction.
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spelling CGSpace1424622024-10-25T08:04:03Z The impact of crop diversification towards high-value crops on economic welfare of agricultural households in Eastern India Anuja, A. R. Kumar, Anjani Saroj, Sunil Singh, K. N. economic welfare economic situation high-value agricultural products poverty alleviation crops households farm income agriculture diversification Eastern India is among the most backward regions of the country with underutilized agricultural potential. Diversification towards high-value crops can be a promising strategy to enhance farmers’ economic welfare in the region. The present study analyses the major determinants and impact of crop diversification towards high-value crops on farmers’ economic welfare in the region using large farm household-level data and advanced matching estimation methods. The findings reveal that cultivation of high-value crops plays a significant role in enhancing farm income, consumption expenditure and reducing poverty. Growers need to allocate at least 40% area for highvalue crops to have significant income enhancement and poverty reduction. 2020-06-01 2024-05-22T12:10:32Z 2024-05-22T12:10:32Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/142462 en Open Access Current Science Association Anuja, A. R.; Kumar, Anjani; Saroj, Sunil; and Singh, K. N. 2020. The impact of crop diversification towards high-value crops on economic welfare of agricultural households in Eastern India. Current Science 118(10): 1575-1582. http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/38240
spellingShingle economic welfare
economic situation
high-value agricultural products
poverty alleviation
crops
households
farm income
agriculture
diversification
Anuja, A. R.
Kumar, Anjani
Saroj, Sunil
Singh, K. N.
The impact of crop diversification towards high-value crops on economic welfare of agricultural households in Eastern India
title The impact of crop diversification towards high-value crops on economic welfare of agricultural households in Eastern India
title_full The impact of crop diversification towards high-value crops on economic welfare of agricultural households in Eastern India
title_fullStr The impact of crop diversification towards high-value crops on economic welfare of agricultural households in Eastern India
title_full_unstemmed The impact of crop diversification towards high-value crops on economic welfare of agricultural households in Eastern India
title_short The impact of crop diversification towards high-value crops on economic welfare of agricultural households in Eastern India
title_sort impact of crop diversification towards high value crops on economic welfare of agricultural households in eastern india
topic economic welfare
economic situation
high-value agricultural products
poverty alleviation
crops
households
farm income
agriculture
diversification
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/142462
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