Question

what are the changes in cropping patterns in india in last decade?

Answer 1

At the beginning of the present century nearly 83 per cent of the total cultivable land of India was put under food crops and the remaining 17 per cent was put under non-food crops. But in 1944-45, there was a change in the cropping pattern in India and area under food crops came down to 80 per cent and the area under non­food crops slightly increased to 20 per cent.

These changes in the cropping pattern mainly occurred due to increase in the prices of non-food grains or cash crops. After independence a lot of changes had been recorded in respect of cropping pattern in India.

Answer 2

At the beginning of the present century nearly 83 per cent of the total cultivable land of India was put under food crops and the remaining 17 per cent was put under non-food crops. But in 1944-45, there was a change in the cropping pattern in India and area under food crops came down to 80 per cent and the area under non­food crops slightly increased to 20 per cent.

These changes in the cropping pattern mainly occurred due to increase in the prices of non-food grains or cash crops. After independence a lot of changes had been recorded in respect of cropping pattern in India.