7. Distinguish between each of the following:
(a) Current fallow and other than current fallow land.
(b) Waste land and culturable waste land.
(c) Net sown area and gross cropped area.
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Answer:
a) The only difference is the length of time for which such land is left fallow. Current fallow land is land left fallow for a period of up to one year. Fallow land other than current fallow is land left fallow for a period of between one and five years.
b) Barren land is the land which is of no use, wasteland are those which are not used for several years, and culturable wasteland are those where agricultural practice can be done. ... Barren land can be simply defined as those land areas that are of no use to cultivation as there is no fertility of soil.
c) (i)Net sown area is the proportion of the total areas of the country which is used for growing crops. (i)Gross cropped area is divided by net sown area. It includes the part of net sown area which is used for two or three crops in a year.