Growth performance of principal crops in North Bihar: An empirical evidences

Performance of principal crops in North Bihar

Abstract

Agricultural sector is still important for Indian economy, particularly in providing employment to more than 50 per cent of our working force. It exerts a significant influence on national economic system also. The general price level tends to decline in the year of bumper agricultural harvest whereas a sharp increase in general prices is experienced in abnormal agricultural year. The agricultural sector has performed impressively in terms of increased productivity and intensity of cultivation. It is by no means a small achievement that per capita food grain availability at country level has increased over the last four decades, even after facing an assault of population pressure, declining per capita land availability and unfavorable weather. An important dimension of agricultural growth is the spatial and temporal variations, which is very relevant in a large country like India having a wide range of crop-soil-weather conditions