The paper has examined trends and patterns in crop diversification in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir for the period 2007-08 to 2013-14 using Simpson Index of Diversification (SID) and estimated the determinants of crop diversification by using multiple regression analysis. The cropping...

Conservation of natural resources, balancing food demand, increasing income on small farm holdings, Mitigating effects of increasing climate variability, minimising environmental pollution, and increasing community food security are the major driving forces for crop diversification. In the...