Temporal Change in Cropping Pattern in Haryana | Original Article

ABSTRACT:

Study of cropping pattern has played an important role to find out the agricultural transformation of an area. In the present research work an attempt has been made to analyse the change in cropping pattern in Haryana. For the present study data of 1991-92 and 2011-12 have been used. The changes have been examined in term of change in percentage share of individual crops in total cropped area. The analysis of cropping pattern in the study area has been done for major crops separately. The cropping pattern of the study area reveals that the cereal crops covered the large extent of agricultural land. The proportion of area under cereal crops increased from 57.87 percent in 1991-92 to 68.19 per cent in 2011-12. On the other hand the proportion of other cereals likes maize, barley, jowar and bajra in total cropped area has decreased. It is observed that the area under pulses and sugarcane has decreased but area under cotton increased.