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Macro-Level Transition and Agricultural Sustainability in Kashmir


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1 Krishi Vigyan Kendra, (SKUAST-K) Anantnag (J&K), India
2 Rajiv Gandhi Chair, Shere- Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir (J&K), India
     

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Farming a key factor for the economic prosperity of any nation in the developing world. Over the years, farmers are welcoming any new technological systems to get crop yield. Farming sector is getting new challenges from biotic and abiotic factors. Advanced techniques and systems are getting popularity because of their important benefits for the poor farming community. The aim of present paper is to highlights the benefits of transition in the agriculture ecosystems in Kashmir Valley. This paper provides a retrospective account of the macro-level transitions in the agricultural sector and sub-sectors in Kashmir Valley. The paper examine distinct research traditions that continue to document farm transformation, macro-level transformation etc. The paper portrays the transformation of agricultural sub-sectors to the high value cash crops. The results reveal that a strong shift has been observed in the valley from the past one or two decades.

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Agriculture, Sustainability, Economic Prosperity, Agro-Ecosystems, Living Standard.
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Authors

Shabeer A. Ganaie
Krishi Vigyan Kendra, (SKUAST-K) Anantnag (J&K), India
Arshad Bhat
Rajiv Gandhi Chair, Shere- Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir (J&K), India

Abstract


Farming a key factor for the economic prosperity of any nation in the developing world. Over the years, farmers are welcoming any new technological systems to get crop yield. Farming sector is getting new challenges from biotic and abiotic factors. Advanced techniques and systems are getting popularity because of their important benefits for the poor farming community. The aim of present paper is to highlights the benefits of transition in the agriculture ecosystems in Kashmir Valley. This paper provides a retrospective account of the macro-level transitions in the agricultural sector and sub-sectors in Kashmir Valley. The paper examine distinct research traditions that continue to document farm transformation, macro-level transformation etc. The paper portrays the transformation of agricultural sub-sectors to the high value cash crops. The results reveal that a strong shift has been observed in the valley from the past one or two decades.

Keywords


Agriculture, Sustainability, Economic Prosperity, Agro-Ecosystems, Living Standard.

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