Estimation of factors affecting and major constraints in practicing farm diversification: A study of Ayodhya District of UP

Abstract

Farm Diversification is important strategy for diversification of farmers' income. The study was conducted in Ayodhya district of Uttar Pradesh to analysis of factors affecting and major constraints of the farmers in practicing diversification in the study area. The results revealed that farming experience of the farmers is positively related to farm diversification and it is non-significant. The coefficient for off farm income is inversely related to farm diversification and it is non-significant and so on. In similar lines, lack of technical knowledge lack of start-up capital, lack of market related information were analyzed as major constraints of crop diversification.