1JNKVV, College of Agriculture, Kundeshwar Road, Tikamgarh-472001 (M.P.).
2PIU, NAIP, KAB-II, Pusa, New Delhi.
3Div. of Ag. Extension, ICAR, New Delhi.
The high-yielding varieties in the post green revolution period made paddy-wheat cropping system most productive and profitable with low labour intensity in Indo-Gangatic plains including Sonipat district of Haryana. However, the declining productivity and profit margins being experienced of late are the causes for concern for sustainability of the rice-wheat system. Macro and micro-level analysis reveals nearly stagnating productivity trend in both major crops. The productivity level is approaching harvestable potential, creates many problems on input supply fronts and environment fronts. Therefore, diversification of agriculture is necessary. The present study was conducted to study the problems and prospects of farm diversification. The study revealed that half of the total respondents rated low prospects of diversification followed by medium (26.07%) and high (23.93 %). The serious problems faced by the respondents in diversification were, ‘lack of support price’ and ‘high credit requirement’.
