Changing Pattern of Crops and Land use during Post Reform Period in Haryana: A Geographical Analysis

Abstract

The study of changing pattern of crops and land use involves the description of area under various crops and changes there in during a certain period of time which gives a clue to understand the option preferred by farmers. The extent of changes in cropping pattern varies considerably among different regions of Haryana depending upon variations in their agro-climatic factors and infrastructural facilities. The main objective of this paper have been to examine changes in cropping pattern in different agro climatic regions of Haryana State during post reform period. The above analysis concluded that the cultivable area under wheat and rice have increase considerably since 1990-92 while it has decreases in rest of the crops which is against the manifest objective of economic liberalization policy because the wheat-rice monoculture pattern leads to biological problems besides, reduced soil fertility. Thus, the situation required rectification recognized the importance of crop rotations and bio diversity in maintaining sustainable agricultural production system in the state.

 

Keywords: Cropping Pattern, Agro Climatic Regions.