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Economics of Crop Diversification: An Analysis of Land Allocation Towards Different Crops

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Agricultural development in West Bengal during the post-Green Revolution period is associated with diverse changes in cropping pattern. Cropping pattern in terms of acreage allocation has changed largely in favour of boro rice, potato and mustard. The changes in cropping pattern may be due to various reasons. This present paper tries to analyse the basic reason behind the relatively rapid growth of those crops.

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  • De, Utpal Kumar, 2005. "Economics of Crop Diversification: An Analysis of Land Allocation Towards Different Crops," MPRA Paper 7868, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 2005.
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    Crop diversification; crop cycle; cropping pattern shift; combination shift;
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    • Q0 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - General

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