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Diversification towards horticulture crops: District level evidence from Indian state of Karnataka - A panel regression approach

Title
Diversification towards horticulture crops: District level evidence from Indian state of Karnataka - A panel regression approach
Creator
Radhika, C.; Sutradhar, Rajib; Mahesh, E.; Kethineni, Udaya Bhaskar; Prasad, Jagdish
Description
A growing strand of literature has highlighted a positive association between diversification towards high-value crops and poverty reduction in developing countries, largely drawing on household-level data. However, many socio-economic and biophysical factors operate at the meso (district) level, and their role in diversification towards high-value crops is not well understood. Against this backdrop, the present paper examines the case of the Indian state of Karnataka by drawing upon the panel data from 2001 to 2021 to study the determinants of diversification towards horticulture crops and their sub-sector at the district level. The results of a fixed-effects panel regression model show that increasing the share of horticulture does not necessarily promote diversification. The finding further revealed that factors driving the increasing share of horticulture crops vary in importance across different sub-sectors. Government and donor agencies would do well to note that a one-size-fit-all approach does not work form promoting diversification. It is imperative to develop tailored strategies that address the specific needs and conditions of diverse regions to effectively promote sustainable land-use practices. The studys findings reveals that demand-side factors like gross GDP (gross domestic product) per capita of the district and the degree of urbanization affect horticulture diversification positively. Furthermore, the study provides crucial insights into the impact of increasing population pressure, which is largely associated with rapid expansion of nonagricultural land. This trend negatively affects the availability of land allocated to horticulture and its sub-categories at the district level. The Author(s). This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Source
Plant Science Today;Volume;12;pp.1-16
Date
01-01-2025
Publisher
Horizon e-Publishing Group
Subject
crop diversification; determinants of land use change; fixed effects panel regression; high-value crops
Coverage
Radhika C., Department of Economics, Christ (Deemed to be) University, Karnataka, Bengaluru, 560 029, India, ICAR-National Bureau of Soil Survey (NBSS) and Land Use Planning (LUP), Regional Centre, Karnataka, Bengaluru, 560 024, India; Sutradhar R., Department of Economics, North-Eastern Hill University, Meghalaya, Shillong, 793 022, India; Mahesh E., Department of Economics, Christ (Deemed to be) University, Karnataka, Bengaluru, 560 029, India; Kethineni U.B., ICAR-National Institute of Seed Science and Technology (NISST), Regional Station, Karnataka, Bengaluru, 560 065, India; Prasad J., ICAR-National Bureau of Soil Survey (NBSS) and Land Use Planning (LUP), Maharashtra, Nagpur, 440 033, India
Rights
All Open Access; Gold Open Access; Green Open Access
Relation
ISSN: 23481900;
Format
online
Language
English
Type
Article

Citation

Radhika, C.; Sutradhar, Rajib; Mahesh, E.; Kethineni, Udaya Bhaskar; Prasad, Jagdish, “Diversification towards horticulture crops: District level evidence from Indian state of Karnataka - A panel regression approach,” CHRIST (Deemed To Be University) Institutional Repository, accessed June 18, 2026, https://archives.christuniversity.in/items/show/23282.

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