Agricultural diversification in Sikkim: A move towards organic high-value agriculture

Deepesh Chettri; Nandita Pradhan

doi:10.17485/IJST/v13i44.1698

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Agricultural diversification in Sikkim: A move towards organic high-value agriculture

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Indian Journal of Science and Technology

DOI: 10.17485/IJST/v13i44.1698

Year: 2020, Volume: 13, Issue: 44, Pages: 4500-4505

Original Article

Agricultural diversification in Sikkim: A move towards organic high-value agriculture

Deepesh Chettri^1*, Nandita Pradhan²

¹Research Scholar, Department of Economics, University of North Bengal, West Bengal, 734014, India. Tel.: +918116560357
²Assistant Professor, Department of Management, University of North Bengal, West Bengal, 734014, India

*Correspondence Author
Tel: +918116560357
Email: [email protected]

Received Date:20 September 2020, Accepted Date:04 December 2020, Published Date:15 December 2020

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Abstract

Objective: To inspect the extent and nature of diversification in the agricultural sector in the Indian state of Sikkim from the initiation of the Organic Mission (2003) to the attainment of full organic status (2016) by the state. Methods: Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) is computed to understand the pace and pattern of agricultural development and the Simpson Diversity Index (SID) and the Percentage Share of different crops in the Total Cropped Area are calculated to measure the extent of diversification. Findings: The CAGR in terms of both area and production were found to be positive for high-value crops whereas traditional agricultural crops recorded negative growth in the same period. The value of SID at 0.81 implies a high degree of diversification towards high-value agriculture in Sikkim.

Keywords: Agriculture; diversification; Sikkim; organic; high-value agriculture

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