Presented as Expert Panelist during the International Conference on "Economic Growth and Structural Changes: Trend, Pattern and Policies" organised by School of Economics, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Katra, Jammu & Kashmir on 24-02-2018

1. Agricultural Growth and Development in
Jammu & Kashmir
Dr. Pawan Kumar Sharma
Scientist, Agril. Economics
Directorate of Extension
Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology of Jammu (J&K)
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2. Agro-Climatic Zones of J&K
• Sub-Tropical Irrigated
• Sub-Tropical, Un-irrigated
• Intermediate
• Temperate
• Cold Arid
The growth and development of agriculture depends upon the
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3. The value of
output from
apples, plums,
pears and
stone fruits
exceeds the
value of output
from cereal
crops.
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8. Categorization of households on the basis of land holdings (in percent)
Land size
Agro-climatic zones
Total
(n=630)
Sub-tropical
(n=180)
Intermediate
(n=180)
Temperate
(n=180)
Cold Arid
(n=90)
Marginal
(0.002-1.0 ha)
64.44 78.89 86.67 87.77 78.3
Small
(1.01-2.0 ha) 26.67 17.78 9.44 10.00 16.83
Semi-medium
(2.01-4.0 ha) 8.33 2.77 3.33 2.23 4.44
Medium
(>4.01 ha) 0.56 0.56 0.56 - 0.47
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9. Average land holdings in different Agro-climatic zones (in ha)
0.95
0.76
0.59
0.49
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0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
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Subtropical Intermediate Temperate Cold Arid
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16. Simpson Index of diversification in Jammu region
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17. Table 4.3: ANOVA & homogeneous subsets for post hoc multiple comparisons (Tukey test)
ANOVA: F-value (60.054***)
Tukey HSD Means for districts in homogeneous subsets
S. No. District Subset for alpha = 0.05
1 2 3 4 5 6
a Ramban 0.5043
b Doda 0.5452 0.5452
c Rajouri 0.5782 0.5782
d Reasi 0.5822 0.5822
e Poonch 0.6100 0.6100
f Udhampur 0.6472 0.6472
g Kishtwar 0.6593
h Jammu 0.6632
i Samba 0.7112
j Kathua 0.7155
Sig. 0.065 0.131 0.293 0.127 0.959 1.000
Similar pairs a,b b,c,d c,d,e e,f f,g,h i,j24-02-2018
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18. Comparison of J&K with other
Northern states of India
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21. Distribution of land holdings among different northern states of India
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22. Comparison of productivity among different northern states of India
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23. Crop Yield Gaps
UP PB HR RJ UK HP J&K
Wheat 39.36 0.00 4.07 26.67 50.85 57.16 66.73
Rice 40.07 0.00 19.87 42.49 33.83 51.94 45.78
Maize 39.92 0.00 18.50 51.48 43.23 30.76 53.96
Food grains 43.91 0.00 13.45 60.95 50.04 50.00 65.59
Cereals 40.16 0.00 12.71 54.42 48.28 49.39 65.28
Pulses 10.34 4.57 9.10 10.69 5.35 0.00 14.91
Oilseeds 20.79 6.90 0.00 10.21 11.08 18.96 20.18
Yield gaps in crop production among NR states
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24. States’ score in terms of Agri Marketing and Farmer Friendly Reforms
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Source: NITI Aayog, India

25. Facilities accessed through Banks & KCC (in percent)
96.7
82.2
94.4 95.6
29.4
43.9
18.9
8.9
Sub-tropical Intermediate Temperate Cold Arid
Farming Households having Bank Accounts
Farming households having Kissan Credit card
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27. Less than 40% of
farm households
earn income
lesser than
poverty line
income

28. Households exclusively dependent on agriculture in J&K (in percent)
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