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Cropping Pattern

This document defines cropping pattern and cropping system. It discusses the yearly sequence and spatial arrangement of crops and fallow land on a given area as the cropping pattern. The cropping system considers the interaction of cropping patterns with farm resources, enterprises, and technology. Various types of cropping patterns are defined, including mono cropping, intercropping, relay cropping, and others. The main kharif and rabi season cropping patterns for crops like rice, maize, jowar, bajra, groundnut, cotton, wheat, and gram are also outlined. Factors that influence changes in cropping patterns are identified as resource, technology, household, price, and infrastructure factors. The

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Cropping Pattern

This document defines cropping pattern and cropping system. It discusses the yearly sequence and spatial arrangement of crops and fallow land on a given area as the cropping pattern. The cropping system considers the interaction of cropping patterns with farm resources, enterprises, and technology. Various types of cropping patterns are defined, including mono cropping, intercropping, relay cropping, and others. The main kharif and rabi season cropping patterns for crops like rice, maize, jowar, bajra, groundnut, cotton, wheat, and gram are also outlined. Factors that influence changes in cropping patterns are identified as resource, technology, household, price, and infrastructure factors. The

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Cropping pattern

Cropping pattern
Yearly sequence and spatial

arrangement of crops and fallow on


a given area.

Cropping system
The cropping patterns used on a farm and their

interaction with farm resources, other farm


enterprises, and available technology which
determine their make up.

Terminologies
Cropping scheme
Cropping intensity
Multiple cropping
Double cropping
Triple cropping
Quadruple cropping

Terminologies
Mono cropping
Sequential cropping
Relay cropping
Ratoon cropping
Parellel cropping
Synergestic cropping

Terminologies
Multi story cropping
Alley cropping
Mixed cropping
Inter cropping
Crop rotation

Cropping pattern
Kharif season cropping

pattern
Rabi season cropping
pattern

Kharif season cropping pattern

Rice based cropping pattern


The maize based cropping

pattern
Jower based cropping pattern
Bajra based cropping pattern
Groundnut based cropping
pattern
Cotton based cropping pattern

Rabi season cropping pattern


Wheat based cropping

pattern
Gram based cropping
pattern
Plantation crops

Factors responsible for cropping pattern


change
Resource related factors
Technology related factors
Household related factors
Price related factors
Infrastructure related factors

Causes of cropping pattern change


Demand for land for non

agricultural purpose
State intervention
Technological changes
Increases in pressure on
land
Neighborhood aspects

Consequences of cropping pattern change

Economic impact
Social and cultural impact
Environmental impacts

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