Dr. Parveen Kumar

With more than 90% of area under rainfed conditions and average land holding size below the UTs average along with a very low level of farm mechanization; productivity of different crops in district Ramban is low as compared to national average. The uncertainties of weather further add to the vagaries of the farmers. The low productivity results in low profitability and as such farming community is in despair. Agriculture here needs an immediate and urgent shift from conventional crops and practices to ones which have the potential to augment the income of farming communities and at the same time are sustainable and empower the producers.

From traditional cropping systems involving Maize and Wheat, farmers’ here in the district have now started moving towards diversific

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