Agro-climatic Regional Planning in India: Themes and case studies

ACRP approach activities additional agricultural Agro-Climatic Regional Planning Ahmedabad analysis ARPU Bihar cent changes cost cover cropping pattern cultivation district economic employment exercise existing extent factors farm farmers fertilizer forest fruits given groups growth Gujarat hills horticulture implementation important improvement increase India indicated industries infrastructure institutional integrated intensity investment involved irrigation issues Karnataka labour land leading linkages Maharashtra major marketing medium natural non-agricultural oilseeds operational Orissa output paddy particularly plains planning Planning Commission Plateau population possible potential Pradesh present problem processing productivity programme pulses rainfall Rajasthan relatively result rural sector share showing significant soil specific strategies studies sub-regions sub-zones suggested Table Tamil Nadu tanks units urban various villages watershed yield gaps yield levels zone