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Title: ASSESSING THE ROLE OF FOOD SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND FOOD SECURITY IN DIVERSIFICATION TOWARDS HIGH VALUE CROPS
Authors: Dr. Shazia Banu
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Dr. Shazia Banu Research Associate, Department of Economics, Lalit Narayan Mithila University - Darbhanga, Bihar, India
MLA 8 Banu, Dr. Shazia. "ASSESSING THE ROLE OF FOOD SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND FOOD SECURITY IN DIVERSIFICATION TOWARDS HIGH VALUE CROPS." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, vol. 5, no. 8, Aug. 2020, pp. 2344-2354, ijsser.org/more2020.php?id=161. Accessed Aug. 2020. APA 6 Banu, D. (2020, August). ASSESSING THE ROLE OF FOOD SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND FOOD SECURITY IN DIVERSIFICATION TOWARDS HIGH VALUE CROPS. Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, 5(8), 2344-2354. Retrieved from ijsser.org/more2020.php?id=161 Chicago Banu, Dr. Shazia. "ASSESSING THE ROLE OF FOOD SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND FOOD SECURITY IN DIVERSIFICATION TOWARDS HIGH VALUE CROPS." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research 5, no. 8 (August 2020), 2344-2354. Accessed August, 2020. ijsser.org/more2020.php?id=161.
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Abstract: The agriculture diversification is viewed as a strategy of allocation of more resources towards high value crops relative to subsistence or staple food crops. The rationale for diversification is that the returns are higher for the production of high value crops than for staple food. The households would diversify and the income generated can be used to meet the household food and other requirements. The land allocation decisions are micro level decisions and the linkages between food self-sufficiency, food security and diversification are complex. The study explores the relation between household food self-sufficiency, food security and diversification towards commercial crops. The results of the study show that household that are self-sufficient allocate higher proportion of area to high value crops than households which are food deficient. Non farm income helps the household to meet the food requirements and improves food security status. Households that are food secure have higher propensity to diversify towards cash crops. It implies that food self-sufficiency and food security has a positive and favorable influence in resource allocation towards cash crops.

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