1 / 10

HP Agriculture – At a Glance

HP Agriculture – At a Glance . Agro-Climatic Zones. Shift in Area in Ten Years. Status of Production and Productivity in H.P. Land Holdings. Small and fragmented landholding Specific land use mechanism Gorkha labours Land of Devtas Any other mechanism Leased in leased out .

Albert_Lan
Download Presentation

HP Agriculture – At a Glance

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. HP Agriculture – At a Glance

  2. Agro-Climatic Zones

  3. Shift in Area in Ten Years

  4. Status of Production and Productivity in H.P.

  5. Land Holdings • Small and fragmented landholding • Specific land use mechanism • Gorkha labours • Land of Devtas • Any other mechanism • Leased in leased out

  6. Agricultural Facts • 69 per cent directly get employment • 21 per cent of the state income • 84.5 % holdings are small (1-2 ha – 20 %) and marginal below (1 ha- 64 %) • 14.9 medium (4-10 Ha) and semi medium (2-4 ha – 11%) • 0.6 % by large (More than 10 ha)

  7. Agriculture Systems • Kuhl irrigation major source • Output is in mans ( measurements differ from area to area) • Women play a dominant role • Mixed farming • Specialized farming • Integrated farming systems • Interactions of animals with cropping systems

  8. Agriculture Systems • Barter system still presents • Private companies have entered into seed industry • Growing potential for maize crop in Hamirpur • Vegetable production for local markets (Manali) • Kharif and rabi seasons • Summer and winter crop seasons

  9. Agriculture Systems • Off season vegetables • Land ploughing by bullocks • Animal husbandry as a source of supporting incomes • Land labourers in PWD etc during off seasons • Farm income through collection of medicinal plants

  10. Measurements • Kanals and bighas are the land measurements • 25 kanals = one ha • 2 kanals = one bigha • 12.5 bighas = one hectare • 1 kanal = 200 sq mts • 1 bigha =400 sq mts

More Related