Environmental Consequences of Commercialized Agriculture on Natural Resource Base in the Region of Western Himalaya

The evidence emerging from field visits and interaction with the producers of high value cash crops, especially where the cultivation of these crops being practiced for long has started impacting adversely on the natural resource base like soil, agro-biodiversity and human health due to the frequent & excess use of agro-chemicals and changes in the climate. The extent of environmental degradation has accounted through the loss of agro-biodiversity and severity of the adverse effect on human health etc. The study suggested that the possible measures should be taken by all stakeholders to develop and implement the strategies to ensure the reduction in environmental degradation to save our environment. The study talks about the past and present scenario of the natural resource base and the strategies adopted by the producer to cope up with the adverse changes of the environment.