Singh, Kulwant.  <br/><br/>
Horticulture cultivation in haryana: Challenges and way forward 

 - Man & Development  
 - 42(1), Mar, 2020: p.51-70 
<br/><br/> Indian economy is realign under agrarian crisis. Crop diversification through horticulture in agriculture sector has been conserved as an urgent requirement for sustainable agricultural development in the country. The significance of horticulture cultivation as an altimeter for crop diversification has been well accepted proposition in the available literature. Horticulture cultivations a highly labour  intensive activity which generates/provides abundant employment opportunities to the rural population. Therefore, it has potentials to address crucial aspects of the economy like employment generation income enhancement and poverty elevation. Due to persistence of certain major problems like lack of awareness, insufficient post-harvest infrastructure including cold storage, inadequate marketing mechanism, price fluctuations, shortage of trained manpower etc, the pace of growth of horticulture cultivation in the state has been below expectation. – Reproduced <br/><br/>