ASSESSMENT OF AGRICULTURAL COMMERCIALIZATION AMONG SMALLHOLDER FARMING HOUSEHOLDS IN HIMACHAL PRADESH

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dc.contributor.advisorYasmin Janjhua
dc.contributor.authorVAISHALI THAKUR
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-22T10:13:22Z
dc.date.available2024-07-22T10:13:22Z
dc.date.issued2024-07-01
dc.description.abstractThe present study has been carried out on assessment of agricultural commercialization among smallholder farming households in Himachal Pradesh. The study employed a multi-stage random sampling technique to choose households for sampling in the study area. Primary data was collected from a sample of 388 farmers who were the primary decision-makers in their households. The data collection was done using a well-designed pre-tested schedule through a survey method. The necessary secondary data were gathered from a variety of publications and government departments. Statistical and econometric methods were employed to analyze the data. The level of commercialization was determined using the household commercialization index, the factors influencing the process of agricultural commercialization were identified using the double-hurdle model, the impact of commercialization on farmers' livelihoods was assessed using the livelihood assessment index, and the challenges faced by the chosen farmers during the commercialization process were identified using the Garrett ranking technique. Findings showed that the research area has a moderately high degree of commercialization (about 67.23%). Households in the districts of Kangra, Mandi, and Shimla sold, on average, 55.52%, 89.11%, and 53.30% of their entire agricultural production. Food grains were the most commercialised crop in the Kangra district, vegetable crops had the highest commercialization index in the Mandi district, and fruits had the highest level of commercialization in the Shimla district. This illustrates how agriculture has become more diversified as a result of the state's diverse agro-climatic conditions. The Probit model's findings showed that the intensity of agricultural commercialization was positively and significantly impacted by factors such as post-harvest storage facilities, farm size, farming experience, adoption of mixed farming, and access to credit. However, the degree of commercialization was negatively and significantly impacted by age, education, and the type of labour employed. According to the results of truncated regression, the degree of agricultural commercialization was positively and significantly impacted by gender, agriculture as the primary occupation, farm size, farming experience, adoption of mixed farming, kind of labour used, and animal ownership. The degree of agricultural commercialization of the commercialised farmers was, however, negatively and significantly impacted by factors such as age, household size, and distance from farm to market. The livelihood index results indicated that farmers' livelihood indices had increased after the commercialization process. The selected farmers' livelihood index was 0.27 prior to commercialization, and it increased to 0.59 after commercialization. The results indicate that the process of commercialization has a beneficial impact on the farmers' means of living According to the Garrett ranking results, the major resource-related challenges that smallholder farmers encountered were a lack of storage facilities, the size of their farms, and a labour shortage. The major input-output related issues that farmers encountered were price fluctuations, low output prices, and expensive improved seed. The major challenges that farmers in the research area encountered with regard to biophysical activities were unpredictable rainfall, crop pests and diseases, and limited access to irrigation. The study recommends the need for designing appropriate intervention mechanisms focusing on the abovementioned factors so as to improve the performance of agricultural commercialization. The results highlight the need to enhance smallholder market integration programmes and increase agricultural commercialization by encouraging the development of market information delivery platforms
dc.identifier.urihttps://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810212351
dc.keywordsASSESSMENT OF AGRICULTURAL COMMERCIALIZATION AMONG SMALLHOLDER FARMING HOUSEHOLDS IN HIMACHAL PRADESH
dc.language.isoEnglish
dc.pages+xvi
dc.publisherUHF Nauni
dc.subAgricultural Business Management
dc.themeAssessment of Agricultural Commercialization among Smallholder Farming Households in Himachal Pradesh
dc.these.typePh.D
dc.titleASSESSMENT OF AGRICULTURAL COMMERCIALIZATION AMONG SMALLHOLDER FARMING HOUSEHOLDS IN HIMACHAL PRADESH
dc.typeThesis
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