Determinants of Fallow Land in Different Districts of Madhya Pradesh
Rajendra Singh Bareliya *
Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Jabalpur 482004 (MP), Agro-Economic Research Centre for M. P. and CG, Jabalpur, M.P., India.
Satyendra S. Thakur
Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Jabalpur 482004 (MP), Agro-Economic Research Centre for M. P. and CG, Jabalpur, M.P., India.
H. O. Sharma
Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Jabalpur 482004 (MP), Agro-Economic Research Centre for M. P. and CG, Jabalpur, M.P., India.
P. R. Pandey
Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Jabalpur 482004 (MP), Agro-Economic Research Centre for M. P. and CG, Jabalpur, M.P., India.
Vishal Mehta
Department of Agricultural Statistics, College of Agriculture, Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology (ANDUAT), Kumarganj, Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India.
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Abstract
The research study based on time series secondary data (2001-02 to 2015-16) of 51 district which were related to net area sown, rainfall, total fallow land, area under non agricultural uses and net irrigated area. The whole Madhya Pradesh was subdivided into two head i.e. major (14) and other fallow land (37) districts for the study. The area under fallow land showed decreasing trend by -19.26 percent from 601.90 thousand ha (The base year) to 485.99 thousand ha (The current year) with fluctuation of 9.94 percent (56.80 thousand ha) and magnitude of -8.97 thousand ha per year this also showed a negative compound growth of 0.98 percent per year during the period under study. The 1.00 per cent increase in net area irrigated to net area sown resulting highly significant decrease in share of total fallow land to total net sown area by 0.27 per cent. The aim of study was find out the fallow land in various districts of Madhya Pradesh.
Keywords: Determinants of fallow land, trend & growth of land use pattern