Impact of Agricultural Diversification on the Pattern of Human Labour Utilization Among the Households – A Case Study of Mid Hill Zone of Himachal Pradesh

International Journal of Agriculture & Environmental Science

© 2022 by SSRG - IJAES Journal

Volume 9 Issue 1

Year of Publication : 2022

Authors : Jagat Pal Singh

10.14445/23942568/IJAES-V9I1P110

How to Cite?

Jagat Pal Singh, "Impact of Agricultural Diversification on the Pattern of Human Labour Utilization Among the Households – A Case Study of Mid Hill Zone of Himachal Pradesh," SSRG International Journal of Agriculture & Environmental Science, vol. 9,  no. 1, pp. 51-55, 2022. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23942568/IJAES-V9I1P110

Abstract:

This study has been conducted among the different households in the Mid Hill Zone of Himachal Pradesh to study the pattern of human labour utilization before and after agricultural diversification. The impact of agricultural diversification on labour utilization has also been worked out among households. This study reveals that there is a change in the utilization of labour man-days after agricultural diversification. Before diversification, households were utilizing more labour mandyas in the production of traditional crops, i.e. food-grain crops, but after diversification, more labour man-days have been utilized in the production of high income yielding cash crops, i.e. vegetables, horticultural and floricultural crops. On the other hand, households are also getting more employment in the production of these cash crops.

Keywords:

Agricultural Diversification, Human labour, Household, Pattern, Utilization.

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