Extent of Diversification in Western Zone of Tamil Nadu
Journal Title: International Journal of Agricultural Science and Research (IJASR) - Year 2019, Vol 9, Issue 3
Abstract
Agricultural diversification can be viewed as a risk management strategy. Tamil Nadu is one among the leading states in the production of principal crops like paddy and sugarcane. The state has witnessed deceleration from the 1990s onwards since the growth in agriculture faced major constraints such as growing water scarcity, urbanization, land degradation, declining farm sizes, and rise in the cost of labour and transition from traditional crops to commercial crops. Hence, an attempt was made to analyse the diversification level in the Western Zone of Tamil Nadu. Herfindahl index and the Simpson index was used for measuring diversification. The major findings of the study was discussed under irrigated area and unirrigated area wise. In irrigated area the diversification index varies from 0.62(Coimbatore, 2010-11) to 0.17 (Erode, 2015-16) and also in the unirrigated area index values ranges from 0.42 (Tirupur, 2014-15) to 0.25 (Erode, 2013-14).
Authors and Affiliations
Sathyapriya Eswaran, Asokhan Murugan
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