Crop diversification: determinants and effects under paddy-dominated cropping system

Farm and crop diversification is an important farm business strategy from the viewpoint of avoiding uncertain crop failures and loss of income, intensive cultivation of a single crop such as rice and wheat, indiscriminate use of chemical inputs and ensuring farm sustainability. However, the question...

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Published in:Paddy and water environment 2021-07, Vol.19 (3), p.417-432
Main Authors: Malaiarasan, Umanath, Paramasivam, R., Felix, K. Thomas
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agricultural economics
Agriculture
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Cereal crops
Crop diversification
Cropping systems
Crops
Diversification
Ecotoxicology
Farm income
Farming systems
Farms
Geoecology/Natural Processes
Hydrogeology
Hydrology/Water Resources
Income
Irrigation systems
Labour
Life Sciences
Soil Science & Conservation
Sustainability
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Summary:Farm and crop diversification is an important farm business strategy from the viewpoint of avoiding uncertain crop failures and loss of income, intensive cultivation of a single crop such as rice and wheat, indiscriminate use of chemical inputs and ensuring farm sustainability. However, the question remains whether farm diversification helps farmers reduce the extent of input use and cost with an improvement in farm income and welfare. Therefore, the present study aimed at examining the impact of crop diversification under the paddy-dominated farming system in India using national level farm household data pertaining to the year 2012–2013. We used propensity score matching technique for estimating the actual impact of crop diversification on the farm income and input use pattern. The study results show that crop diversification has significantly increased yield of paddy, farm income and reduced cost on labour, machinery and irrigation under paddy-dominated cropping system.
ISSN:1611-2490
1611-2504
DOI:10.1007/s10333-021-00843-w