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For this study, we used secondary data and applied various statistical methods, including the compound growth rate, ADF test, seasonality analysis, Johansen's cointegration test, and the Granger Causality Test. The findings revealed a positive trend in the prices of selected spices, indicating a significant growth rate for both prices and arrivals....
Castor is an important non-edible oilseed, basically a cash crop, cultivated around the world owing to the commercial importance, of its oil. Gujarat is the largest Castor producing state followed by Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan. The present study is an attempt to find past trends of Castor seed in India using parametric, nonparametric and semi-par...
Scientifically advanced apple cultivars have been introduced in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir with a view to make optimal utilization of available land resources to maximize production and productivity of apple especially superior grade. The new cultivars came into baring after 3-4 years of its planting. The traditional plantation system...
To find out the fluctuation in the prices and arrivals of the selected agricultural commodities. The study was conducted for the period of 2004-2020 by collecting secondary data from CM IE database. The major agricultural commodities are selected purposively on the basis of high prices and arrivals in the market. The selection of the agricultural c...
Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, one of the leading producers of temperate fruits in India, is in the process of adopting high-density apple cultivation. Establishment of high-density apple orchard involves a very high cost which gets compensated by higher productivity during its productive life. Considering the profitability of cultivating hi...
This study was conducted to examine various disadvantages associated with livelihood of nomadic tribes and role of animal rearing in their upliftment in Jammu and Kashmir. It was found that majority of nomadic families belonged to very small flock size category and the number declined towards large flock size category. The results revealed that nom...
Aims: The aims of the current paper is to provide a comparative analysis of the water ecosystem in the state of Jammu & Kashmir in India and to highlight economic potentiality of the two nerve tributaries; “Dal Lake” and “River Jhelum” to the farmers and other communities of the Kashmiri society. Study Design: The temperate region of Kashmir valley...
The Himalayan region has three major areas of interest, mountain environment, forest resources and fresh glacial water. Mountain people mostly follow agricultural livelihood system for their sustenance and economic wellbeing. However, contraction of resources and climate changes demand a shift from the conventional to improved management systems. T...
Cherry (Prunus avium) is one of the important horticultural crops grown in Jammu and
Kashmir and is packed with healthy nutrients and excellent antioxidants. Basically,
cherries are native to Europe and Asia regions. Cherries are cultivated all over the world
and the top 3 producers of cherry are Turkey, USA and Iran. India occupies as 26th
produce...
Cold arid region of Himalaya is famous for Changthangi Cashmere (Pashmina) producing breed of goats reared under transhumance production system. Breeding tract of Changhthang spans from the Chinese province of Quinghai in the East across central and North Tibet to Ladakh (India) in the West with an altitude of 3700–4500 m amsl and wide seasonal/diu...
A comprehensive account is presented of fern-allies and ferns known to occur in Kashmir Valley, Gurez (Kishenganga Valley) and Ladakh, which have recognized medicinal value. Out of the total number of 113 taxa (7 taxa of fern allies and 106 taxa of ferns) recorded from the area, a significant proportion (34%) is medicinally important. Amongst these...
The study looked into the demand and supply of institutional credit to agriculture in Jammu & Kashmir. It was observed that the agricultural credit has increased in absolute terms since 1980’s but its share in total credit has gone down for 12.4 to 7.8% of total credit disbursed in the economy between 1980 and 2010. The results revealed wide dispar...
Different facets of agricultural economy of Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) have been investigated in a broader policy perspective to arrive at imperatives for its sustenance. The study has revealed that public investment in agriculture has increased in absolute terms, though its intensity is lower than of the non-agricultural sector in the state. Also, ther...
The demand for livestock products is increasing at an unprecedented rate in the state of Jammu and Kashmir due to changing socio-economic, nutritional and demographic profile. The state has to spend a whooping sum of Rs 20,000 million (333 million USD) on import of livestock products/inputs like mutton, poultry, feed etc from neighbouring states of...
The study has looked into the institutional credit in relation with agricultural productivity in Jammu & Kashmir. The results have revealed that although the credit deployment of scheduled commercial banks (SCBs) to agriculture has increased in absolute terms, its percentage share in the total credit outstanding has declined sharply. The intensity...
Climate change is a global phenomenon. The cold arid desert of North Western Himalaya is noticeably impacted by climate change. The increase in temperature and decline in precipitation over the period is more profound. The impact of climate change is in the form of rapid reduction in glaciers which has profound future implications for downstream wa...
Natural resources are capital endowments that determine a nation’s wealth and its status in the world economic system. A natural resource is characterized by amounts of biodiversity and geo-diversity existing in various ecosystems. Considering the necessity of these resources, the major concern is to operate an economy within the ecological constra...
The present study is conducted in dry uplands of Kashmir region to assess the potential of three location-specific maize composites, C6, KG1 and C8 respectively in the Central, South and North regions of Kashmir valley for enhancing the economic returns and sustenance of livelihood of rural masses under the dry land conditions. The study forms part...
The World Food Conference in response to the existence of widespread under nutrition and incapability of agriculture to meet future food needs was the first to recognize the necessity of food security. The vicious circle of hunger and poverty are the main causes of malnutrition and the resultant faulty physical and mental development among children...
Highlights of a group discussion on hill agriculture in India, based on problems and prospects of mountain agriculture, are presented. The discussion included the role of watershed development programs in sustaining natural resource base and improving productive potential of hill states. Emphasis was laid on building of strong institutional mechani...
The Kashmir valley is well known for quality saffron but since the last decade production and productivity of this crop has shown a declining trend in Kashmir. This paper emphasizes ample scope for maximizing profitability of this crop for Kashmir saffron growers, provided that sincere efforts are made. Initiatives are needed for reverse the declin...
The major mountain ranges in India are the Himalayas and the Western Ghats. The Himalayas are among the youngest and highest mountain systems in the world. They traverse an arc of about 2500 km between the Indus and the Brahmaputra rivers, with an average width ranging from 100 to 400 km. The rich environmental heritage of the Himalayan region is u...
The paper has reported the growth of vegetable sector in relation with technology mission, extent and determinants of marketed surplus and price spread of vegetables in the Kashmir valley. A substantial increase in the area and production of vegetables has been observed under Mini-Mission-II scheme of Technology Mission. At the farm level, vegetabl...
The study has examined the prevailing marketing system, utilization, marketed surplus / consumption, channels of distribution, processing / demand and supply scenario of milk in Jammu and Kashmir. The study is based on the primary data collected from 150 households rearing milch animals, 20 vendors and 20 milk shops from each delineated agro-climat...
The present study is based on both secondary and primary data. While the secondary data on Changthangi goats and other livestock species related to population dynamics, geographical distribution, production system was collected from field functionaries of Sheep Husbandry Department and various livestock census reports of Ladakh Autonomous Hill Deve...
The dynamics of shift among different land-use classes has been studied in the state of Jammu and Kashmir. A significant decline has been observed in the total reported area, which necessitates a proper land-use survey through remote sensing. A declining trend has also been observed in the area under forests. The unfavourable increasing trends in t...
This paper has investigated the extent of agricultural labour shortage, its implications and combating strategies in a cold-arid eco-region of Ladakh in Jammu & Kashmir. The study has observed that the intensity of male agricultural labour has decreased and of female labour has increased in the cold-arid region of Ladakh, thereby, suggesting impart...
Horticulture is not only expected to turn a cold arid desert green but may also transform the life style of inhabitants and help in conservation of the rich biodiversity existing in the region. "Horticulture in Cold Arid Himalayas" provides an insight about the scope and perspectives of horticulture in fragile, inaccessible and harsh cold desert en...
