Spontaneous vegetable production clusters: How do they form, and how inclusive are they?

2026-06-27http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/93566A prominent but understudied aspect of Odisha’s recent agricultural transformation has been the emergence of spontaneous vegetable clusters. We summarize preliminary findings from three case studies of clusters that emerged organically – eggplant in Nayagarh district, pointed gourd and cauliflower in Cuttack district. The aims of this research effort are four-fold: How did these clusters emerge? How do these production clusters link with mid-stream actors and how do they co-evolve? What are the social dynamics of inclusion – across caste, class, gender and generation? What roles do these different groups perform in these production clusters and on what terms?application/pdfOpen Accessvegetablesagricultural productiongendergroupsSpontaneous vegetable production clusters: How do they form, and how inclusive are they?Brief