Cropping pattern and crop diversification in India

Abstract

Traditionally, agriculture diversification referred to a subsistence kind of farming wherein farmers were cultivating varieties of crops on a piece of land and undertaking several enterprises on their farm portfolio. Diversification at the farm level is supposed to increase the farm income at the country level, diversification is supposed to increase the extent of self-sufficiency for the country. This study aims to assess the impact of crop diversification and cropping pattern on Indian agriculture.