High yield, low agro diversity
Traditional agricultural practices in the Western Himalaya are in concord with local environmental conditions. But introduction of high yield crop varieties (hyvs) and orchards have led to a decline in such practices; the region's rich biodiversity has also suffered. The Chhakinal watershed area in Kulu district, Himachal Pradesh, is among those affected.
Till three decades back, agriculture here was a complex product of crop and animal husbandry and use of forest-based resources. As many as 17 crops were cultivated in this 45-square kilometre (sq km) area
