Drivers of Agricultural Diversification in India, Haryana and the Greenbelt Farms of India
Published By: IEG on eSS | Published Date: August, 29 , 2009The present study discusses factors responsible for agricultural diversification at
different levels: country (India), state (Haryana) and farms of Kurukshetra district in
Haryana. The study regressed alternate measures of diversification namely, the
Simpson index and concentration of non-food crops, on several possible factors such
as income, land distribution, irrigation intensity, institutional credit, road density,
urbanization and market penetration. [Working Paper Series No. E/303/2009]. URL:[http://www.iegindia.org/].
Author(s): Brajesh Jha, Amarnath Tripathi, Biswajit Mohanty | Posted on: Aug 29, 2011 | Views(645) | Download (172)