Temporal Change of Cropping Pattern in Western Uttar Pradesh

Abstract

The agriculture sectors continue to predominate and contribute a large share of the western Uttar Pradesh output. Agriculture is the main source of livelihood to majority of the population of western Uttar Pradesh. More than 70 percent of population western Uttar Pradesh directly or indirectly is depended on agriculture and allied sectors. The aim of this study is to examine the cropping pattern in western Uttar Pradesh in Uttar Pradesh state. This paper also estimated the changing cropping pattern at the district level between 2000-01 to 2013-14. The data has been derived from the district statistical handbooks. The findings demonstrate that there is increase in the cropped area of wheat and rice crop, whereas maize and barley shows a decline in the cropped area.