Research Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences

Uma Gole ¹

Affiliations
1 School of Studies in Geography, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur (CG), IN

Abstract

Land use analysis is an important aspect of agricultural geographic studies. Land is a basic natural resource, on which every type of social, economic and cultural activities depends. The land becomes an important resource in the context of human need. In this condition land use pattern plays an important role in the solution of socio-economic problems and in the regional development. Spatial evaluation of land utilization is paying considerable attention for planning and management at local level. The planning and management of land use practices will improve the resources of agricultural products, Due to increasing population and sprawling urban development, land is not completely used for agricultural practices. Even in the good fertile land low profitable crops are cultivated. It shows improper utilization of good quality of land. Keeping all in view, an endeavor has been made to evaluate the land utilization spatially at local level.

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Uma Gole ¹, Shivnath Ekka ¹

Affiliations
1 Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, IN

Abstract

Agriculture is the basic function for economy, settlement, and socio-cultural activities in North Eastern Region of Chhattisgarh. From the ancient to the modern period, the dignity of agriculture has remained unchanged. The agriculture of the state is depends on monsoon for which the farmers have to suffer damage of crops due to irregular and uncertain rainfall pattern. Crop productivity is basically related to irrigation, despite all efforts, the pure irrigated area from all sources of total agricultural land is 11.3%, which is the cause of high land, pat region and plateau. Through analysis, it is known that the distribution of tehsil wise crop intensity and agricultural efficiency in the state is uneven. That is why it is necessary to increase the crop intensity due to increasing population and increasing land pressure. Since agricultural efficiency is a profound relationship with agricultural productivity. So in addition to the physical background, the crop intensity and agricultural efficiency of the state can be increased through the addition of HYV seeds, fertilizers, mechanization, farming training, mixed crop system, land improvement etc. At present it is possible to increase the area irrigated by canal, tube well, well, pond, reservoirs and rivers, but the study area is prevalent from dense forests and primitive tribes. Primitive tribes still adopt traditional farming methods so that production is relatively low.

Keywords

Land Use, Crop Pattern, Crop Intensity and Crop Efficiency.

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