Analysing Crop Diversification and its Effect on Food Consumption Patterns

By : Pragati Pandey , Vivek Kumar Shukla , V. K. Tripathi

Page No: 331-340

Abstract
In a country like India where agriculture is the most prevalent occupation of the people, there is still a disconnect between the farm and the household consumption basket. The paper tries to analyze the recent shift of Indian agriculture towards horticultural crops like fruits and vegetables in light of whether the increase in production has translated into such items being included in the diet. The findings of the paper help in understanding the longdebated agriculture nutrition disconnects in policy discourse. The analysis reveals that there has been an unprecedented increase in the production of horticultural crops over the years when compared to food grains. An analysis of the dietary diversity reveals that there has only been a marginal increase in the consumption of fruits and vegetables rather the trend is more or less stagnant. The paper concludes that the high export value of horticultural crops resulting in maximum export of the produce leads to high prices of fruits and vegetables in the market and their subsequent exclusion from the consumption basket.

Authors :
Pragati Pandey : Assistant Professor, Government Degree College, Pachwas, Basti.
Vivek Kumar Shukla : Assistant Professor, B.B.D.P.G. College, Paruiya Ashram, Ambedkarnagar
V. K. Tripathi : Professor, Department of Geography, Institute of Sciences, Banaras Hindu University.
 

DOI: https://doi.org/10.32381/ATNAGI.2023.43.02.6