The agricultural development in the mountainous regions is circumscribed by the mountain specificities that distinguish them from the plains and other eco-systems. As a result, the mountains faces serious problems of dwindling crop yields and resource degradation which may aggravate further if remedial measures are not undertaken immediately. In this regard, Jammu and Kashmir is no exception like other mountaneous regions of the country and abroad. Increase in the agricultural output would, therefore, have to be achieved only through intensification and diversification of agriculture and...