STATISTICAL EVALUATION OF STRUCTURAL CHANGE IN CROPPING PATTERN OF TUMAKURU DISTRICT
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2015-07-17
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UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES GKVK, BENGALURU
Abstract
Change in cropping pattern implies a change in proportion of area under
different crops. The study aimed at analysing the changes in cropping pattern in
Tumakuru with the help of time series data for a period of 20 years from 1994-95 to
2013-14 and for four sub periods viz. 1994-95 to 1998-99, 1999-00 to 2003-04, 2004-
05 to 2008-09 and 2009-10 to 2013-14 over taluks of the district. Data were collected
from the District Statistical office, Tumakuru.
To analyse the extent of crop diversification across the taluks of Tumakuru
district diversification indices such as Herfindhal index and Simpson index were used.
The results revealed that district experienced diversified cropping pattern during last
twenty years. Degree of diversification was high in Koratagere taluk and less in
Pavagada. Tiptur and Turuvekere taluks showed moderate specialization. Taluks viz.,
Madhugiri, Sira, Kunigal, Chikkanayakanahalli, Gubbi and Tumakuru taluks are on
the path of diversification and the inference is supported by Kendall’s coefficient of
concordance and Rank correlation coefficient. Tumakuru district experienced
declining trend in area under food crops while area under plantation crops increased
during the study period.
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