In the agricultural context, diversification can be regarded as the re-allocation of some of a farm's productive resources, such as land, capital, farm equipment and labour to other products and, particularly in richer countries, to non-farming activities such as restaurants and shops.

What do you mean by crop diversification?

Crop diversification refers to the addition of new crops or cropping systems to agricultural production on a particular farm taking into account the different returns from value- added crops with complementary marketing opportunities.

Why is crop diversification needed?

As a strategy, crop diversification maximizes the use of land and optimizes farm productivity and incomes. There are several factors associated with crop diversification. ... Furthermore, they attributed adoption of this scheme to income stability, increasing demand for non-rice crops, and high profitability per unit area.