Title: Comparative analysis of irrigation and cropping intensity in Uttar Pradesh, India
Abstract: This paper is an attempt to analyse the impact of irrigation through different sources on cropping intensity using secondary data in 70 districts of the state of Uttar Pradesh for the period of 2000-04. The study tries to establish a relationship between cropping intensity and irrigated area. For this purpose Karl Pearson's correlation coefficient technique was used. Linear regression analysis reveals a significant relationship between irrigation and intensity of cropping in the districts of the state. High cropping intensity is confined to the districts with high irrigation development with large area irrigated more than once. It depicts a strong positive relationship with net area and area brought under irrigation more than once. Among different sources tubewell irrigation plays an important role in increasing the extent of net irrigated area in the state. High cropping intensity is an outcome of adequate and assured supply of irrigation. Consequently, it has a dominant role in increasing the intensity of cropping. In contrast to tubewells, canal irrigated area shows low and negative relationship. Negative correlation was also observed between canal irrigated and net irrigated and area irrigated more than once. Area irrigated by other wells and tanks presents a high negative correlation.
Publication Year: 2012
Publication Date: 2012-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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