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Land Use Dynamics in Karnataka - An Economic Analysis

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Title Land Use Dynamics in Karnataka - An Economic Analysis
 
Creator Samaya Gairhe
 
Contributor G.N. Kulkarni
 
Subject Agricultural Economics
 
Description Study on land use dynamics in Karnataka was undertaken using 28 years data
from 1980-81 to 2007-08. Tabular analysis, growth rate, Markov chain analysis,
instability index, multiple linear regression and annual rate of change were employed
to arrive at meaningful results.
Area under forest showed a marginal increase and a considerable growth in
land put to non-agricultural uses and area sown more than once were observed. Barren
and uncultivated land, permanent pastures, cultivable wastes and miscellaneous tree
crops showed significantly negative growth over study periods. Current fallows
witnessed positive growth for the entire period (1.20 %). The other fallows declined (-
1.76 %) in Period-I (1980-81 to 1994-95) and increased (1.87 %) in Period-II (1995-
96 to 2007-08). Net sown area showed positive growth (0.37 %) in Period-I. Markov
chain analysis showed that except land not available for cultivation, all other
categories showed stability in the Period-I. But in Period-II except fallow land, all
other categories have shown stability in retaining their shares. The instability index
was found highest for current fallows followed by other fallows in both the periods
and for entire period too. The results revealed that the major factors responsible for
the changes in land use pattern over years were net irrigated area, road length,
population density, literacy rate, number of factories and number of land holdings.
Land put to non-agricultural uses and other fallows were the land use categories to
exert pressure on cropping intensity. Study noticed that land use shift has been
occurring from desirable (14,552 ha) and undesirable (1,518 ha) ecological sectors
towards agricultural (5,600 ha) as well as non-agricultural sector (10,447 ha)
annually. The study suggested to increase forest cover by afforestation, stabilization
of irrigated acreage and to check land shifts from ecological sector to other sectors.
 
Date 2016-11-10T15:47:25Z
2016-11-10T15:47:25Z
2011
 
Type Thesis
 
Identifier http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/84934
 
Format application/pdf
 
Publisher UAS, Dharwad