TY - BOOK AU - Ud Din Malik, Mohd Azhar TI - Agriculture to Horticulture: An Innovative Method to Standardize the Socio-Economic Condition of Jammu and Kashmir. KW - Profitability KW - Socioeconomic factors KW - Horticulture KW - Agricultural productivity N2 - The objective of the paper is to evaluate change of cropping patterns from agriculture to horticulture and its socio-economic impact on residents of Jammu and Kashmir. Horticulture, which is a significant component of agriculture, has become a profitable sector in recent years and thus has an important share in the country's economy. This study is analytical and experiential in nature and is based on both primary as well as secondary data. For analysis of data Statistical Package for the Social Science [SPSS] was used. The study concludes that the change in cropping pattern has improved the socio-economic development of Jammu and Kashmir ER -