Crop Diversification in Himachal Pradesh-A Temporal Analysis

Sapana Sharma

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Objective: To study the crop diversification of Himachal Pradesh in India.

Methods/Statistical analysis: Secondary data is used for this study during the period 1990 to 2008 (18 years) by using the time series data of Himachal Pradesh. The period has been separated into three sub-period 1990-96, 1996-2002 and 2002-2008. To measure the crop diversification Herfindahl Index and compound growth rate are used.

Findings: Crop diversification is taking place in Himachal Pradesh during the period because the value of Herfindahl diversification index is nearby zero. This verifies that the Himachal Pradesh economy is diversifying gradually.

Improvements/application: This study alsotries to explicate the changing share and area of majorand minor crops in Himachal Pradesh.