Factors Influencing Crop Based Diversified Farming Systems in Hilly and Terai Region of North Bengal

Social, economic and psychological environment plays a major role in the livelihood of farmers practicing subsistence agriculture, livestock, forestry, plantations and allied activities, which are the major enterprises in both the hilly and terai region of North Bengal. Crop based diversified farms are more resilient to market shift, provide protection against climate change and provide more competitive environment as a strategy to ensure livelihood security through employment generation, poverty alleviation and conservation of natural resources. Hence, this paper is an attempt to understand and explore the various factors influencing crop based diversified farming systems (DFS) in hilly and terai region of North Bengal. The study concludes that psychological attributes of the farmers have mostly influenced DFS practices.