Why the land under miscellaneous tree crops and groves decreased from 1960-61 to 2014-15
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Answer: Land under miscellaneous tree crops and groves:
Land under miscellaneous tree crops and groves include all cultivable land which is not included under net area sown, but is put to some agricultural use. Land under casuarina trees, thatching grass, bamboo, bushes, other groves for fuel, etc. which are not included under orchard are classed under this category.
Land under this category declined sharply from 19.8 million hectares in 1950-51 to only 4.46 million hectares in 1960-61 and further to 4.29 million hectares in 1970-71. Thus the percentage of this land fell from 6.97 per cent in 1950-51 to a mere 1.49 per cent in 1960-61 and further to 1.41 per cent in 1970-71.
After that juncture the area under miscellaneous tree crops and groves has shown varying trends and stood at 3.62 million hectares or 1.2 per cent of the total reporting area in 1999-2000. Orissa has the largest area of 7.74 lakh hectares in this category followed by Uttar Pradesh (5.47 lakh hectares), Bihar (3.44 hectares), Karnataka (3-05 lakh hectares), Andhra Pradesh (2.43 lakh hectares), Assam (2.36 lakh hectares) and Tamil Nadu (2.43 lakh hectares).
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