Authors : Dr. Reena Gupta; Vivek Kumar

Volume/Issue : Volume 11 - 2026, Issue 2 - February

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DOI : https://doi.org/10.38124/ijisrt/26feb1276

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Abstract : India has been a country where agriculture has played the most important role in shaping the society and running the economy.Over the years, agriculture has gone through a number of changes like it gradually shifted from subsistence farming to market-oriented production. The main objective of this study was to establish a correlation between landholding size and level of commercialisation. The study was focussed on Deva and Pure Dalai of Barabanki district. Using Von Braun and Kennedy’s Crop Commercialisation Index(CCI) to measure the extent of crop commercialisation. This study examines the determinants of agricultural commercialisation in Barabanki district, with particular emphasis on the relationship between landholding size and the level of commercialisation. Primary data were collected from 80 farming households, classified into four categories based on landholding size. The findings reveal a positive relationship between landholding size and commercialisation. Farmers with less than 2 hectares recorded an average CCI of 37, indicating semi-subsistence production, whereas those with more than 10 hectares recorded a CCI of 91, reflecting a high degree of crop commercialisation. Market access, government support, and infrastructure significantly influence commercialisation, though small landholdings and limited institutional support remain key constraints

Keywords : Subsistence, Market-Oriented, Commercialisation, Landholding, Crop Commercialisation Index, Infrastructure, Topographic, Zamindari Abolition, Green Revolution, Food Security, Agro Climatic Zones, Landholding, AgriCommercialisation.

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