Crop Concentration and Diversification in Latur District of Maharashtra: A Case Study
Kiran Dilip Khalangre1, M. V. Suryawanshi2
1Dr. Kiran Dilip Khalangre, Assistant Professor, Department of. Geography, Dr. Babasaheb Abedkar Marathwada University, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar.
2Dr. M. V. Suryawanshi, Head, Department of. Geography, Dr. Babasaheb AbedkarMarathwada University, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar.
Manuscript received on 05 April 2024 | Revised Manuscript received on 18 April 2024 | Manuscript Accepted on 15 June 2024 | Manuscript published on 30 June 2024 | PP: 1-5 | Volume-3 Issue-3 June 2024 | Retrieval Number: 100.1/ijfe.C101103030624 | DOI: 10.54105/ijfe.C1011.03030624
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Abstract: The present study is an attemptto explain the crop concentration and diversification in agriculture of the Latur district of Maharashtra. Here, a detailed study has been done to know the dominant crop as well as the ranking of the crops in the cropping pattern of the study area. The study is based on secondary data sets that have been collected from the district statistical handbook 2020-21. Using Bhatia’s method, the crop concentration indices for all blocks of the district have been calculated for crops like Soybean, Sugarcane, Tur, Gram, Jowar, Mung and Udid. Crop concentration and Crop diversification indices have been calculated by using index for all the tehsil of the district. This study attempted to delineate the tehsils of high and low crop diversification and crop concentration.
Keywords: Crop Concentration, Crop Diversification, Crop Diversification Index, Percentage of Cropped Area.
Scope of the Article: Engineering Properties Food Physics