Impact of Urbanisation on Cropping Pattern in Tiruchirapalli district – An Economic Analysis

Author: E. Gayathri, K. Sita Devi, T. Ponnarasi and C. Prabakar

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Abstract

Dynamics of cropping pattern is usually expressed at macro level and it has a significant bearing on the urbanization, mainly due to the availability and proximity of markets in the urban areas. Urbanization's overall economic effects, the impact of labour migration on the demand for agricultural goods, and shifts in cropping patterns are all factors that contribute to the urban profile's marked alterations. Under this background, the present study was done to study the temporal changes, shift in the cropping pattern in the study area and to measure the extent of diversification in the study area

Keywords

Cropping pattern, dynamic changes, urbanization, diversification

Conclusion

The results on the changes in the cropping pattern in the study area, it is understood that the area under pulses and cash crops had an increasing trend over the decades and was proved from the crop diversification indices also. This clearly indicates the shift in the cropping pattern towards high remunerative crops and the awareness of the farmers on the profitability of crops and developments in the market infrastructure and urbanisation

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E. Gayathri, K. Sita Devi, T. Ponnarasi and C. Prabakar (2024). Impact of Urbanisation on Cropping Pattern in Tiruchirapalli district – An Economic Analysis. Biological Forum – An International Journal, 16(12): 13-17