Determinants of Crop Diversification on Paddy field : A Case Study of Diversification to Vegetables.

Abstract

This study aims to find the determinants of land diversification from paddy to vegetables. The logit analysis reveals the importance of the infrastructural factors, i.e. available area timing to grow other crops, in the diversification. The analysis also shows that the probability of the diversification is determined by family labour and main farmers’ management characteristics, including education, trading experience, and level of information obtained by the farmers. Therefore, to promote the diversification, the improvement of infrastructural conditions, especially water availability, and farmers’ management characteristics should be implemented.