Agricultural development in Aurangabad district
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2002-10-23
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Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Parbhani
Abstract
Agriculture is considered as backbone of Indian economy as
it is a source of livelihood of 65 per cent of its population and contributing
upto 15 and 26.40 per cent to our exports and GDP respectively. Green
revolution and globalization had a immense impact on growth and
development of agriculture sector in India. Well intended government
efforts and farmers hard work is bringing fruits of success at National*
State and regional level. Therefore to assess the development of
agriculture, particularly in Aurangabad district of Marathwada region is
taken with objectives like to study land utilization pattern of Aurangabad
district, to examine changes in cropping pattern of the Aurangabad
district, to study the performance of important crops in the district with
respect to area, production and productivity and to study the agricultural
development with respect to different socio-economic indicators over a
period of time. The requisite data was collected from various government
reports for a period of 20 years and was tabulated and analysed with
suitable statistical tools like means, percentages, coefficient of variation
(C.V.), linear growth rate (LGR) and compound growth rate (CGR).
The elaborate and systematic anklysis of data revealed the
facts that the proportionate growth in area under forest, land under nonarable
use, current and other fallow was non-significant in the district, but
the area sown more than once increased significantly. The growth rates of
area under other cereals, gram, tur and cotton was significant in the
district. The growth rates of production of bajra, other cereals, gram and
cotton was significant in the district. The productivity of wheat, jowar,
bajra, other cereals, total cereals, gram, total foodgrains and kharif
groundnut shown a positive growth in the Aurangbad district. Other
socio-economic indicators as well as infrastructural growth was
appreciable in the district. Consumption of inputs like irrigation and
fertilizers also increased.
Thus, in general crawling growth in agriculture sector can be
enhanced through well intended planning and its implementation in that
direction, with efforts like diversification, specialization, integration and
intensification of efforts.
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