Agricultural Regions of Chhattisgarh

By : Anusuiya Baghel , Brisaketu Panda

Page No: 66-84

Abstract
The present research paper aims to describe the cropping pattern and its physical, social and economic influencing factors in Chhattisgarh. Ranking of different crops and preparation of agricultural regions is another important objective of this study. The present study is based on the agricultural census data of Chhattisgarh 2015-2016. The entire Chhattisgarh region has been considered with 27 districts to analyze the agricultural specialties. Paddy is the dominant crop in all 27 districts. But in the southern part of the region, mainly in Bastar plateau, millets like kodo has been found as a secondary crop due to ragged surface. Similarly, ramtil and maize are dominant secondary crops in north Surguja upland. Teora has become the main pulse of Chhattisgarh. The central plain of Chhattisgarh is also dominated by Teora as a secondary crop. Soybean ranked second as oilseed has been found mainly in western Maikal region associated with black soil, where gram/wheat became the fourth ranked crop in this region. The crop combination regions have been prepared based on the Weaver's method (1954) of least deviation. Crop combination map were superimposed over geology, relief, soil, rainfall and population maps and the Chhattisgarh region has been divided into four major agricultural regions as-Rice cropped Chhattisgarh basin region, Rice cropped Bastar plateau region, Rabi cropped Maikal region and Deogarh-Raigarh Millets region. Three-forth crops of Chhatisgarh belong to the Kharif crop, which reveals the impact of monsoon in the agriculture of this region. Due to the improvement of irrigation facilities, the cropping pattern of the plain area shows slight positive changes.

Authors :
Anusuiya Baghel
Professor, School of Studies in Geography, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, C.G.

Brisaketu Panda
Research Scholar, School of Studies in Geography, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, C.G.
 

DOI: https://doi.org/10.32381/ATNAGI.2021.41.01.5