Dynamics of Agricultural Development:A District Level Study

Agriculture is the most important sector and demographically the broadest economic sector in many countries. It is the source of livelihood to majority of population living in rural areas. In India, Uttar Pradesh State is also highly dependent on agriculture and is the main source of livelihood to majority of the population, where two-thirds of them rely on it by producing one-fifth of the Indian foodgrain production. But, the agriculture is grossly underdeveloped in the State as compared to the neighbouring States. To understand the detailed dynamics, there is no comprehensive analysis for Uttar Pradesh agriculture, dealing different dimensions at the district level over a longer period. To fill the gap, the author took up the study on dynamics of agriculture development in Uttar Pradesh.