Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Faculty Publications Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Radhika, C.; Sutradhar, Rajib; Mahesh, E.; Kethineni, Udaya Bhaskar; Prasad, Jagdish Title A name given to the resource Diversification towards horticulture crops: District level evidence from Indian state of Karnataka - A panel regression approach Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01-01-2025 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Plant Science Today;Volume;12;pp.1-16 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.14719/pst.8856" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.14719/pst.8856</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105022873291?origin=resultslist" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105022873291?origin=resultslist</a> Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 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 Description An account of the resource 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/) Subject The topic of the resource crop diversification; determinants of land use change; fixed effects panel regression; high-value crops Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Horizon e-Publishing Group Relation A related resource ISSN: 23481900; Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All Open Access; Gold Open Access; Green Open Access Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource online