Question:

Rural Development
There is a greater need today to make rural areas more vibrant through diversification into dairying, poultry, fisheries, vegetables and fruits and linking up the rural production centres with the urban and foreign markets to realise higher returns on the investments in the products. Moreover, infrastructure elements like credit and marketing, farmer-friendly agricultural policies and a constant appraisal and dialogue between farmers' groups and state agricultural departments are essential to realise the full potential of the sector.

Today we cannot look at the environment and rural development as two distinct subjects. There is need to invent or procure alternate sets of eco-friendly technologies that lead to sustainable development in different circumstances such as organic farming. From these, each rural community can choose whatever will suit its purpose. We need to learn from, and also try out when found relevant, practices from the available set of 'best practice' illustrations to speed up this process of 'learning by doing'. A good example of such practice is creating a group and channelling their savings through micro credit whcih functions like mini banks for the development of agriculture.

The change in cropping pattern and the other relates to a shift of workforce from agriculture to other allied activities and a non-agricultural sector is called?

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Crop pattern change and workforce shift to allied or non-farm work together make up diversification.
Updated On: Oct 1, 2026
  • Agro-processing Industries.
  • Diversification.
  • Subsistence Farming
  • Organic Farming.
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The Correct Option is B

Solution and Explanation

Step 1: Understand the question
The question describes two shifts: a change in the cropping pattern and a move of workers from farming to allied activities and to non-farm work. We must name this process.

Step 2: Recall the concept
In the Rural Development chapter, diversification has two parts. One is a change in cropping pattern (from one crop to many crops). The other is a shift of the workforce from agriculture to other allied activities such as animal husbandry and fisheries, and to the non-agricultural sector.

Step 3: Check option 1
Agro-processing industries turn farm output into products, such as food processing. It is one non-farm activity, not the name for the whole shift. Option 1 is WRONG.

Step 4: Check option 2
Diversification covers both parts in the question. Option 2 is CORRECT.

Step 5: Check option 3
Subsistence farming means growing crops mainly for the family's own use. It does not mean a change in pattern or a workforce shift. Option 3 is WRONG.

Step 6: Check option 4
Organic farming means farming without chemical inputs. It has no link with the shift of workers. Option 4 is WRONG.

Final Answer:
This process is called diversification. This is option 2. \[ \boxed{\text{2. Diversification}} \]
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