Convocation at Srinagar Agri Science & Tech varsity
26 Nov '07
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• Agriculture in the State is characterised by small peasant holdings and subsistence farming. A heavy dependence on cereals has led to a sub-optimal cycle of low productivity and low investment.
• Productivity of most crops is below the national average and the State suffers a deficit in food crops, oil seeds and vegetables.
• Over 80% of net sown area is of food crops and only 42% of the area is under irrigation.
• A large number of people are dependent on cattle rearing and sheep breeding. The productivity in this sector, however, is low and the State depends on imports of animal products.
• Though the state has a high ratio of 900 animals per 1000 persons, only 4% of the gross cropped area is under fodder cultivation.
• Facilities for processing of wool are virtually non-existent.
• Only 25 lakh people are connected directly or indirectly with the horticulture sector in the state. Yet, productivity is low and the sector suffers from low investment, disadvantage of location, poor infrastructure and the presence of many layers of intermediation.
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