AGRICULTURE GEOGRAPHY (Theory)

Paper Code: 
24GEO322
Credits: 
5
Contact Hours: 
75.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 
  1. To understand the concept of land use/land cover classification and determinants of agriculture.
  2. To familiarize the students with agriculture regions of India and various types of agriculture system in India.
  3. To analyze the food security along with various agricultural revolutions and government policies in India

 

Course Outcomes: 

Course

Course Outcomes(Cos)

Learning &

Teaching Strategies

Assessment Strategies

Course Code

Course Title

 

 

CO66: Analyse 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.

CO67: Explore the major factors of agriculture which is soil. And all its characteristics problems, soil erosion. CO68: Assess the types of agriculture.

Approach in Teaching:

 

Interactive lectures, Discussion, Reading assignments.

 

 

Learning activities for the Students:

Class      Test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Assignments, Presentation, Individual projects.

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GEO 322

Agriculture Geography (Theory)

Concept of land use, surveys, planning, classification going to understand.

CO69: Explore the statistical part like

mapping,   crop   ranking,   and   crop

Self-           learning assignments, Seminar presentation.

 

 

 

combination.

 

 

 

 

CO70: Acquire the sound knowledge

 

 

 

 

about food security and appreciate the

 

 

 

 

concepts,      needs      and      various

 

 

 

 

approaches to rural development.

 

 

 

 

CO71:    Contribute   effectively   in

 

 

 

 

course-specific interaction.

 

 

 

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.

 

SUGGESTED READINGS:

  1. Ilbery, B. W. (1985). Agricultural Geography: A Social and Economic Analysis. UK: Oxford University Press.
  2. Mohammad, N. (1992). New Dimension in Agriculture Geography, Vol. I to VIII. Delhi, India: Concept Pub.
  3. Roling, N.G., and Wageruters, M.A.E. (ed.). (1998). Facilitating Sustainable Agriculture. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
  4. Shafi, M. (2006). Agricultural Geography. Delhi, India: Doring Kindersley India Pvt. Ltd.
  5. Tarrant, J. R. (1973). Agricultural Geography, Devon, UK: David and Charles.

 

References: 

E-CONTENT:

  1. AdvancesinAtmosphericSciences–Bimonthly, SPSciencePress, Paris0256-1538
  2. AtmosphericEnvironment–Annual, Elsevier, Netherland1352-2310
  3. AnnalsoftheNationalAssociationofGeographersIndia–Biannual, NationalAssociationofGeographers, NewDelhi0970-972X
  4. https://epgp.inflibnet.ac.in/Home/Download
  5. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-agricultural-science
  6. https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/journal-of-agriculture-and-food-research
  7. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/14779552

 

Academic Year: 
2024-2025