CHALLENGES OF AGRICULTURE IN UTTARAKHAND HIMALAYA

Author Name: 1. Arti Joshi, 2. Dr. Jitendra Kumar Lohani

Volume/Issue: 04/07

Country: India

DOI NO.: 08.2020-25662434 DOI Link: https://doi-ds.org/doilink/12.2023-61269682/UIJIR

Affiliation:

1. Research Scholar, Department of Regional Economics, M.J.P. Rohilkhand University, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India.
2. Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Kumaun University, Nainital, Uttarakhand, India.

ABSTRACT

The Himalayan state Uttarakhand’s geographical distribution divides the state into two parts: the hilly region with typical topography and harsh conditions for living, and the plain region with fertile lands. More than 80 percent comes from the hilly part of the state with typical mountains and valleys. Agriculture is subsidiary in nature in the hills on small and marginal lands that are in the shape of terraces. The practice of agriculture is not so easy in these mountains; there are a number of constraints in the hilly regions, from technique adoption to marketing of the agricultural produce. As the farmers in these hills face a number of difficulties in growing their crops, agriculture is still the main occupation among rural households. The present paper is an attempt to study the challenges of agriculture in the mountains of the Kumaun region in Uttarakhand state.

Key words: Agriculture, Mountains, Rural