Agricultural Diversification towards High-Value Commodities and Role of Urbanisation in India

Rao, P P and Birthal, P S and Joshi, P K and Kar, D (2007) Agricultural Diversification towards High-Value Commodities and Role of Urbanisation in India. In: Agricultural diversification and smallholders in South Asia. International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, DC, USA , pp. 243-270. ISBN 8171885519

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Abstract

Urban and peri-urban population is rising rapidly in the developing countries. The available estimates reveal that by 2020 the developing countries of Africa, Asia and Latin America will be the home of some 75 per cent of all urban dwellers (CGIAR, 2003). India is no exception, where urban population has been increasing at an alarming rate of more than 3 per cent annually. The forecasts are that by 2030, the urban population will be 41 per cent of the total population in India (UN, 2002). Growing urbanisation and rising incomes are responsible for transforming agriculture, which is different from the....

Item Type:	Book Section
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Subjects:	Others > Agriculture-Farming, Production, Technology, Economics
Depositing User:	Mr Sanat Kumar Behera
Date Deposited:	05 Jun 2012 10:23
Last Modified:	05 Jun 2012 10:23
URI:	http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/5952
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