Impact of Agricultural Land Conversion: A Socio Economic Analysis in Union Territory of Puducherry - Couverture souple

Sankar, M.; Pouchepparadjou, A.

 
9783846589724: Impact of Agricultural Land Conversion: A Socio Economic Analysis in Union Territory of Puducherry
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 3846589721 ISBN 13 : 9783846589724
Editeur : LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2012

Synopsis

The study examined the impact of agricultural land conversion in union territory of Puducherry. Karaikal district formed the universe of the study. The total sample constituted 120 households. The sampling design followed was mixed sampling design. The method of data collection was by personal interview, using a separate pretested schedule. The secondary data collected from different sources.In UT of Puducherry, for the period I, majority of the crops showed a declining trend in area. The total food grain production in the UT of Puducherry has fallen mainly due to the reduction in area under food grains rather than decrease in productivity.The changes in land use pattern in the UT of Puducherry, the land put to non-agricultural use had increased by 43.44 percent and NSA had declined by 54.46 percent. The analysis of changes in the composition of TCA at state level shows that the TCA had declined by 15.06 percent. Whereas in Karaikal district, land put to non-agricultural use (NAU) increased by 15.04 percent, the net area sown (NSA) had declined by 33.97 percent. Whereas the current fallows (CF) and other fallows (OF) had increased by 3.39 and 9.89 percent.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

The study examined the impact of agricultural land conversion in union territory of Puducherry. Karaikal district formed the universe of the study. The total sample constituted 120 households. The sampling design followed was mixed sampling design. The method of data collection was by personal interview, using a separate pretested schedule. The secondary data collected from different sources.In UT of Puducherry, for the period I, majority of the crops showed a declining trend in area. The total food grain production in the UT of Puducherry has fallen mainly due to the reduction in area under food grains rather than decrease in productivity.The changes in land use pattern in the UT of Puducherry, the land put to non-agricultural use had increased by 43.44 percent and NSA had declined by 54.46 percent. The analysis of changes in the composition of TCA at state level shows that the TCA had declined by 15.06 percent. Whereas in Karaikal district, land put to non-agricultural use (NAU) increased by 15.04 percent, the net area sown (NSA) had declined by 33.97 percent. Whereas the current fallows (CF) and other fallows (OF) had increased by 3.39 and 9.89 percent.

Biographie de l'auteur

Mr.M.Sankar is Agricultural Economics graduate.Currently he is working as Assistant Manager in Axis bank.Dr.A.Pouchepparadjou is working as Associate Professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics, PAJANCOA&RI,Karaikal.He has guided many post graduate students on research.

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Éditeur
LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
Date d'édition
2012
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3846589721
ISBN 13 
9783846589724
Reliure
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Nombre de pages
64
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