Vegetable revolution and rural sustainable development

ǂa ǂcase study

Nizamuddin Khan (Avtor), Sadiq Salman (Avtor), Anisur Rehman (Avtor)

Povzetek

Indian agriculture is now at a critical juncture. The liberalization of agricultural trade, increasing trends of urbanization and fragmentation of the land have resulted in commercialization of Indian agriculture. In the present scenario, farmers are bound to turn towards more remunerative crops, like vegetables, for their sustenance. India has a large population and diverse agro–climatic conditions that favor the growth of various vegetables in the country. Vegetable revolution, in the last decades, has been a ray of hope for the landless, small and marginal farmers. This has become a new dimension of development in favor of the poor rural masses. Our study was undertaken in the Bulandshahr district, lying in the Indogangetic plain. This area not only has fertile land, but also has an efficient infrastructure to support vegetable cultivation. The present study focuses the role of vegetable cultivation upon rural sustainable development. The study revealed that the area studied witnessed an alarming growth in expansion of vegetable cultivation during recent decades. An efficient vegetable marketing network with the integration of rural markets at a grassroots level is urgently needed for sustainable, economically viable and socially acceptable planning of diversification of agriculture with value added crops like vegetables both in the study area and in the country at a national level.

Ključne besede

Indija;kmetijstvo;trajnostni razvoj;hrana;kmetje;družbeni položaj;ekonomski položaj;

Podatki

Jezik:	Angleški jezik
Leto izida:	2009
Tipologija:	1.01 - Izvirni znanstveni članek
Organizacija:	UM FF - Filozofska fakulteta
UDK:	338.43:502.131.1(540)
COBISS:	251953152
ISSN:	1854-665X
Matična publikacija:	Revija za geografijo
Št. ogledov:	653
Št. prenosov:	76
Ocena:	0 (0 glasov)
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Ostali podatki

Sekundarni jezik:	Slovenski jezik
Sekundarne ključne besede:	Indija;kmetijstvo;trajnostni razvoj;hrana;kmetje;družbeni položaj;ekonomski položaj;
URN:	URN:NBN:SI
Vrsta dela (COBISS):	Znanstveno delo
Strani:	str. 175-188
Letnik:	4
Zvezek:	ǂ[št.] ǂ1
Čas izdaje:	2009
ID:	10917732