Economic Analysis of Karnataka’s Changing Cropping Pattern: Evidence of Major Crops

By : Balaji

Page No: 204-210

Abstract
Growth, productivity and the cropping pattern in agricultural performance have been analyzed in major districts and regions in the state of Karnataka. To objectively confer the empirical resonance growth has been estimated. The result shows that growth of area and productivity from Karnataka has been impressive during the pre and postgreen revolutions and liberalization period. But, a decline in green revolution and subsequently of liberalization has not provided any improvement in the agricultural sector. Most of the crops experienced a negative growth rate in the post-reform period except rice.The cropping pattern is highly skewed towards rice, and crop diversification is very low making it subsistence agriculture in the sense that if there is a natural calamity the entire crop is lost.

Author :
Balaji : Research Scholar, School of Economics, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad.