Citation:

Dr. Mudasir Hassan Bhat. "Diversification Towards High Value Crops: A Micro Level Study of the Factors Influencing Diversification in Darbhanga District of Bihar" International Research Journal of Economics and Management Studies, Vol. 5, No. 4, pp. 170-175, 2026. Crossref. http://doi.org/10.56472/25835238/IRJEMS-V5I4P121

Abstract:

This study is a micro-level study to identify the factors that influence the diversification in favour of high-value crops. The high-value crops are income augmenting, and the increased income from allocating more resources may fulfill the household’s fundamental dietary and non-food requirements. However, the decision to diversify by a farm household is taken at the micro level and is influenced by a whole set of factors. The decisions are not only based on the existence and efficiency of markets for trading of commodities but are influenced by household wealth and assets, infrastructure, markets, agriculture extension services, irrigation, and other economic and non-economic factors. Considering the various studies presenting the case for diversification in favour of high-value crops, this study aims to identify the various factors influencing diversification in favor of high-value crops in the Darbhanga district of Bihar.

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Keywords:

Agricultural Diversification, Cropping Pattern, High Value Crops.