Diversification in Agriculture: A Framework of Agri Business for Linking Farmers to Market
Rathore Rakesh*
Institute of Agri Business Management, Bikaner (Rajasthan) - 334006, INDIA
Panda Shubhaom
Institute of Agri Business Management, Bikaner (Rajasthan) - 334006, INDIA
DOI: NIL
Keywords: Agricultural, diversification, agribusiness, small farmers, market
Abstract
Agricultural diversification involves use of resources from low value commodity mix to high value commodity mix. It mainly focuses on horticulture, dairy, poultry, and fisheries sector. Agribusiness encompasses, agricultural inputs, agricultural production, agro processing, marketing and trade. Agribusiness provide backward and forward linkage related to production, processing, marketing, trade, and distribution of raw and processed foods, feed and fiber including supply of inputs and services. This study provides conceptual frame work for linking farmers to markets in an entrepreneurial way and discuss the need of diversification, for minimize the risk in agriculture and how farmers can shift from agriculture to agribusiness. Most of the farmers in our country are small and marginal and they are cultivating crops only for home consumption or as subsistence farming. So there is need to encourage them for diversify their farming and link them to the markets for better price. Regular and quicker return is obtained from various enterprises and less risk to crop failure and market price of the product is one of the most important advantages for farmers. Farmers need good price for their produce in market, transportation cost for small holding farmers is constraints and distress sale is the problem for most of the farmers. So diversification in agriculture is the option for farmers to start different crops enterprises. The concept of agribusiness with linking farmers to market is the new changing perspective of agriculture for the country.
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