International Journal of Pure & Applied Bioscience (IJPAB)
Year : 2017, Volume : 5, Issue : 4
First page : (1185) Last page : (1188)
Article doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.5695
Cropping Pattern and Cropping Intensity of Tribal Agriculture
*V. Pavankalyan1* and N. Vasudev2
1PhD scholar, Department of Agricultural Economics, College of Agriculture, PJTSAU, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad – 500030, Telangana, India
2Director of Extension, PJTSAU, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad – 500030. Telangana, India
*Corresponding Author E-mail: pavancabm@gmail.com
Received: 29.07.2017 | Revised: 9.08.2017 | Accepted: 11.08.2017
ABSTRACT
India half of the population depending on c. Indian agriculture is dependent on monsoons. Monsoons are erratic and undependable. Nearly 60% of the cultivable land in India is dependent on monsoons, which is contributing nearly 42% of the total production from agriculture. With respect of cropping pattern in Khammam districts, cotton was the predominant crop followed by maize, paddy and ground nut crop. Where as in Warangal district paddy was the predominant crop followed by maize, cotton and ground nut crop. The gross cropped area (32.41, 37.36) in Khammam and Warangal district and cropping intensity was increasing trend with farm size.
Key words: Cropping, Paddy, Paddy, Monsoons.
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Cite this article: Pavankalyan, V. and Vasudev, N., Cropping Pattern and Cropping Intensity of Tribal Agriculture, Int. J. Pure App. Biosci.5(4): 1185-1188 (2017). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.5695
