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High Value Cash Crops Agriculture in Himachal Pradesh: A Study in Documentation and Valuation of Environmental Costs

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Title High Value Cash Crops Agriculture in Himachal Pradesh: A Study in Documentation and Valuation of Environmental Costs
 
Creator Shanta, Kumari
 
Subject 338.1 Agriculture
 
Description Agricultural development in the mountain region is circumscribed by mountain specificities, namely, inaccessibility, marginality, fragility, niche and human adaptation mechanism created by unique vertical dimensions that distinguish them from plains and other ecosystem. While the first three features contribute in varying degree, inter alia, to physical isolation, distance and high transportation costs, the later two indicate positive features and the potential for agricultural development. The mountain agriculture in general is cereal based and characterized by low and stagnant productivity. The diversification of agriculture from cereal based systems towards high value cash crops including fruits and off-season vegetables, compatible with the comparative advantage of the region, is suggested as a viable solution to stabilize and raise farm income and increase employment opportunities. (Vyas 1996; Joshi et al 2004, Sharma, 2005).
 
Date 2007
 
Type Thesis
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Language en
 
Identifier http://hillagricrepository.co.in/186/1/13840.pdf
Shanta, Kumari (2007) High Value Cash Crops Agriculture in Himachal Pradesh: A Study in Documentation and Valuation of Environmental Costs. PhD thesis thesis, CSKHPKV Palampur.