International Journal of Research in Social Sciences
  • Year: 2020
  • Volume: 10
  • Issue: 3

Production Pattern of Temperate Fruits in Himachal Pradesh A Study of District Shimla

  • Author:
  • K. Sikander, C. Vishal
  • Total Page Count: 6
  • Page Number: 64 to 69

*Professor, Department of Economics, Himachal Pradesh University, Summer Hill, Shimla

**Research Scholar, Department of Economics, Himachal Pradesh University, Summer Hill, Shimla

Online published on 20 November, 2021.

Abstract

The research was conducted to understand the production pattern of different temperate fruits under different farm size andwill try to reveal the production picture of different crops which throughs light on different end use of temperate cropsincluding Government selling, Domestic consumption and Open market. Study was conducted in Jubbal&kotkhai block of district Shimla which was randomlydivided into 10 panchayats and data of 200 farming households of different farm size was collected through interview and after analyising the information it was discovered that 97.00 percent of all crops is produced for open market with1.34 percent for government and 0.77 percent for domestic consumption.

Keywords

Domestic Consumption, Farm Holding, Government Selling, Open Market, Temperate Fruits