Changing Dynamics of Cropping Pattern and Constraints Perceived by the Vegetable Growers in Himachal Pradesh
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Author: Pavittar Singh , Rajesh Kumar Thakur , and Arshdeep Singh
Author Address: Research Scholar, Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension Education Principal Scientist, and Rural Sociology, CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur-176002 (HP), and Research Scholar, Department 3 of Economics and Sociology, Punjab
Keywords: Constraints, cropping pattern, total weighted score, vegetable production
JEL Codes: C82, Q10, Q15
Abstract
Himachal
Pradesh has various agro-climatic conditions suitable for producing a wide
range of vegetable crops around the year. Sixty vegetable growers were selected
from the Hamirpur district of Himachal Pradesh using a three-stage random
sampling method. In the past 30 years, there was a massive reduction in
cereals, pulses and oilseeds; it would be due to the introduction of vegetable
crops. On average, the total area put under vegetable crops was 0.2974 and
0.3158 hectares during the summer and winter seasons, respectively, on the
overall farm situation. The incidence of insect pests & diseases was the
significant constraint related to production. Getting a loan from the bank was
time-consuming, and lack of extension facilities were the most critical
financial and institutional constraints, respectively. Training should be
provided to the farmers to be aware of the latest technologies of KVKs and SAUs
to overcome production constraints. For financial and institutional constraints,
training camps should be held to provide knowledge about new schemes of state
and centre government.
Description
Indian Journal of Economics and Development
Volume 17 No. 4, 2021, 810-820
DOI: https://doi.org/10.35716/IJED/21086
NAAS Score: 5.15
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