An analysis of cropping pattern of rice producers in Satna District of Madhya Pradesh in India

Abstract

The study conducted "An Analysis of Cropping Pattern of Rice Producers in Satna District of Madhya Pradesh in India". The field level primary data were collected from randomly selected 240 rice growers of 9 villages of Satna district for the agricultural year 2021-22. The results from the study might be drawn from the following conclusions. The overall farm size of sample farms was 1.80 hectares with 0.68, 1.50, 2.71 and 6.99 hectares for marginal, small, medium and large farms, respectively. The area under total cultivated land was observed 1.80 hectares and 100.00 percent. The area under irrigation was observed 98.15 percent and remaining area (1.85 percent) was observed un-irrigated in the district. The cropping intensity of sample households was 142.65 percent, 150.00 percent, 164.94 percent, 168.81 percent and 153.35 percent of marginal, small, medium, large and overall farmers, respectively in study area.