Download or read book Patterns of Agricultural Development in Madhya Pradesh written by C. K. Jain and published by Northern Book Centre. This book was released on 1988 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It embodies relevant information about natural environment of agricultural relevance, the developed water resources, the cultural constraints and adoption of farm technology as influencing agricultural land use, cropping pattern, intensity of cropping and agricultural productivity and finally the levels of agricultural development. Presuming vital significance of agricultural development for rural development following points have been particularly emphasized. • To analyse spatial variation in levels of agricultrural development in the context of physio-socio-economic environment. • Critical analysis of the spatial and temporal changes in agricultural efficiency in the post-Independence period. • Evaluation of the changes in area and yield of crops so as to explain the trend of efficiency. • Evaluation of the relationships of use of important yield-raising inputs with the agricultural productivity on one hand and with the socio-economic conditions on the other. This book will be useful for agricultural scientists, economists, social scientists, irrigation engineers, administrators and agricultural planners along with geographers.