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| Rao, P. Parthasarathy; Birthal, Pratap Singh; Joshi, P.K.; Kar, D.. |
| Indian agriculture is diversifying during the last two decades towards High-Value Commodities (HVCs) i.e., fruits, vegetables, milk, meat, and fish products. The pace has been accelerated during the decade of 1990s. HVCs account for a large share in the total value of agricultural production. Supply and demand side factors coupled with infrastructural development and innovative institutions drive these changes. In this paper, the focus is on diversification towards HVCs in the context of urbanization. Group of urban districts (districts with >1.5 million urban population) have a higher share of HVCs compared to the urban-surrounded (near urban districts) and other districts (districts in the hinterland). Among the HVCs, vegetables and meat products have... |
| Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; International Development; Livestock Production/Industries. |
| Ano: 2004 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/60454 |
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