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- Is crop diversification vulnerable to climate, agricultural and socio-economic factors in Himachal Pradesh, India?
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1 Department of Economics and Sociology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141 004, India
2 Department of Social Sciences, Dr Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni 173 230, India
1 Department of Economics and Sociology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141 004, India
2 Department of Social Sciences, Dr Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni 173 230, India
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Current Science, Vol 123, No 5 (2022), Pagination: 707-711Abstract
Crop diversification is essential for long-term farm income, rural livelihood and agricultural development in Himachal Pradesh (HP), India. The present study aims to examine the effect of climate, agricultural and socio-economic factors on crop diversification. Sirmaur district was found to be diverse, Kangra and Mandi districts were highly diversified, but Solan district was highly specialized in agriculture in HP. The fixed effects were found to be significant, indicating the role of farm-level changes in agronomic and cropping practices as a result of climate change. Crop diversification was led by population density, percentage of marginal and small farmers, cropping intensity, cultivators, marginal workers and total main workers. The important climate parameters like rainfall and minimum temperature, as well as other factors such as irrigation intensity and food crop productivity, had a negative impact on crop diversification, implying crop specializationKeywords
Agricultural development, climate change, crop diversification, panel regression, socio-economic fac-tors.Full Text
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- Addressing the Impact of COVID-19 on Dairy Value Chains : Evidence from Punjab, India
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1 Department of Economics and Sociology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141 004, IN
1 Department of Economics and Sociology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141 004, IN
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Current Science, Vol 124, No 5 (2023), Pagination: 570-577Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has adversely affected dairy farmers with the demand shrinking due to income losses of the consumers, disruptions in the supply chains reducing supply, raising costs and increasing wastage. The present study examined such disruptions in Punjab, India, with the primary survey covering dairy farmers, intermediaries, consumers and other stakeholders in the dairy industry. The results reveal a significant fall in farmgate milk prices, disruption in transporting milk within the supply chains, labour shortages, rise in production costs and lack of operating capital. The demand for milk and milk products declined sharply during the pandemic. To dispose of the excess milk supply, dairy farmers turned to localized value chains catering directly to consumer households. Approximately half of the farmers lost almost one-third of their income from processed milk products like ghee and butter. The dairy farmers agreed to strengthen the dairy value chains through better integration of the stakeholders. The inability of the farmers to quickly shift to digital platforms for sales of milk and milk products during the pandemic calls for special capacity-building efforts.Keywords
COVID-19 Pandemic, Dairy Sector, Digital Platforms, Disruptions, Value Chain Management.Full Text
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