Question

What is Net Sown Area (NSA)?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Net Area Sown: This represents the total area sown with crops and orchards. Area sown more than once in the same year is counted only once. This represents the areas on which crops are cultivated more than once during the agricultural year.

Explanation:

Net sown area is the total area sown with crops and orchards. It represents an area in which total crops are grown only once in a year. Gross cropped area is the total area sown with crops and and orchards once or more in a year. It also include the net sown area.

Answer 2

Explanation:

The cumulative area sown once and also more than once in a given year is the gross cropped area (GCA). The region counted is double in GCA when the crop is cultivated on an area of land twice. Net Sown Area (NSA) The region sown with crops is the Net Sown Area (NSA), but it is reported once.