Agriculture Geography

Paper Code: 
GEO 322
Credits: 
5
Contact Hours: 
75.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Outcomes (COs) 

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment 

Strategies

On completion of this course, the students will be able to: 

CO1: The students will be able to learn about the different types of economic activities with the development of agriculture. They will be able to appreciate the factors responsible for the location and distribution of agriculture. 

CO2: they will introduce with the major factor of agriculture which is soil. And all its characteristics problems, soil erosion. CO3:here they will have introduction with the types of agriculture. Concept of land use, surveys, planning, classification going to understand. 

CO4: they will understand the statistical part like mapping, crop ranking, crop combination.  

CO5: They will have sound knowledge about food security and appreciate the concepts, needs and various approaches to rural development. 

Approach in teaching:  Interactive lectures, discussion, Tutorials, reading assignments, demonstration 

Learning activities for the students : 

Self-learning assignments, effective questions, seminar presentation. 

 

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving 

problems in tutorials, 

Assignments, 

Presentation, 

Individual and group projects 

 

15.00

• Concept, origin and dispersal of agriculture, 

• Development of agriculture through the age in important agricultural areas of the world, 

• Modern with special reference to India and Rajasthan, trends and Practice, Factors influencing patters and farm techniques. 

 

15.00

• Soil: Major soil types: distribution, characteristics, their main use and problems for agricultural use, 

• Soil nutrients: mineral and organic, Use of fertilizers and manures to improve agricultural productivity. 

• Cultural practices influencing the soil characteristics. Soil Problems: Erosion and exhaustion-cause. 

• Soil conservation: Physical and biological measures. 

 

15.00

• Types of agriculture shifting cultivation, plantation agriculture, Mediterranean type, collective and state farming extensive and intensive agriculture and their characteristics, Green farming. 

• Agricultural land use: concept and history, land use surveys, principles, objectives, policies and planning of land use surveys, land classification: need and basis of land classification 

 

15.00

• Agricultural statistics and their mapping. 

• Measurements of the levels of agricultural development-Concept and methodology. 

• Agricultural regionalization-Concept, methods of delimitation Traditional and statistical methods. Crop-ranking, Crop-combination regions-meaning. 

  

15.00

• Preparation, planning and monitoring of a detailed Performa for land use surveys. 

• Food storage technology • Green revolution in India. 

• Live-stock combination, Diary development 

• Agro forestry importance, status and scope in India 

 

Essential Readings: 

• Mohammad Ali: Situation of Agricultural Geography, Rajesh publication, New Delhi, 1981. 

• ICAR: Soil and water Conservation Research (1956-71). 

• Symons Lesin: Agricultural Geography, G.Gell and Sons Ltd., London, 1967. 

 

Academic Year: 
2022-2023