Scenario of Land Diversification to Words Apple Orchards in Jammu and Kashmir-India

Abstract

In this paper an attempt has been made to understand the patterns and determinants of crop diversification in Jammu and Kashmir agriculture. The State is depended on subsistence farming without any positive response, but from last few decades a great change has taken place in the variety of crops like Apples. Its Cultivation is dominant occupation in the state, directly or indirectly supports about 81% of total population of the state, which shows the over dependence of the state on agriculture. The cropping pattern is influenced by Geographical, physical, technological and institutional factors like land reformation, consolidation of holdings and credit facilities, price structure, procurement policies and storage facilities. The study revealed that the crop sector of Jammu and Kashmir agriculture at an aggregate level is gradually diversifying in favor of high-value crops like Apples.

Keywords: Agriculture, Diversification,  Apples, Dependency,