Spatial-Temporal Variation in Cropping Intensity and Crop Combination Region in Upper Ganga-Yamuna Doab (U.P.) India

Abstract

The present research work examines the pattern of cropping intensity and crop combination among the districts of Upper Ganga-Yamuna Doab. This study is a part of agricultural regionalization, a technique for dividing land into different fragments as well as facilitates our understanding of the existing agricultural patterns of the region. Thus, in this study the quantitative methods of crop combination and cropping intensity has been carried out. In general, five crops are found to be the cultivated in Upper Doab crops viz., Barley, Maize, Rice, Wheat and Sugarcane have the maximum share. During the period 2001-05, cropping intensity was low for two districts, moderate for three districts and high for two districts, while in the period 2006-10 the cropping intensity was high for three districts, moderate for three districts and low for one district. Crop combination regions considering all the districts of Upper Doab based on Weaver’s method were worked out for three distinct periods 2000-01, 2005-06 and 2010-2011.