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Crop diversification: Post reform lessons from Chhattisgarh [1]

Agricultural diversification has been a well established traditional farming strategy adopted individually or collectively by Indian farmer or farming communities since time immemorial to minimize risk associated with specialized production system and to ensure household food security. The state of Chhattisgarh has launched a massive crop diversification programme to support double cropping, facilitate shift in cropping pattern towards cash crops and support development of non-farm allied services.

Publication Date: 
01/09/2007
Dinesh K. Marothia [2], R. K. Singh [3], A. K. Koshta [4]
Agricultural Situation in India [5]
64
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215-226
Tags:
Agriculture [6], Chhattisgarh [7], Land Use [8], Statistics [9], Agricultural Inputs [10]
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