Horticulture: Augmenting income in rainfed regions Kumar Parveen1,*, Raina Sanjay K1, Bhagat Rakesh2, Ali Liaqat1 1Directorate of Extension, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, J&K, India 2Department of Plant Pathology, SKUAST-Jammu, J&K, India *Corresponding author: pkumar6674@gmail.com
Online published on 2 September, 2023. Abstract Kandi represents a region that does not have any assured source of irrigation. Such regions depend upon rainfall for cultivation of crops. The major land and water management problems being faced in this Kandi belt include excessive runoff, soil erosion, land degradation and erratic rainwater distribution in space and time. All of them hamper agricultural production resulting in low productivity in these regions. Horticulture is a predominant sector contributing greatly to the rainfed economy. The article carries the story of a farmer from a village in Samba district of Jammu Kashmir UT who shifted to growing of different fruit crops and is getting handsome returns. By successfully managing his resources, today the farmer has become a brand in the region to which everybody looks for. Top Keywords Kandi, Rainfall, Cultivation, Horticulture, Returns. Top |