Agriculture Geography

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

To provide the students with the basics in agricultural geography, starting from its nature, contents, progress, approaches, determinants and also  provide them with the understanding of agricultural regionalization, land use and land capability classifications as well as classification of agricultural types.

15.00
Unit I: 
Introduction
  • 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
Unit II: 
Soil
  • 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
Unit III: 
Agriculture
  • Types of agriculture shifting cultivation, plantation agriculture, Mediterranean type, collective and state farming extensive and intensive agriculture and their characteristics.
 
  • 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
Unit IV: 
Agricultural Concepts
  • 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
Unit V: 
Agricultural Techniques
  • 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
 
References: 
  • Mohammad Ali:Situation of Agricultural Geography,Rajesh publication,New Delhi,1981.
  • ICAR:Soil and water Conservation Research(1956-71).
  • Symon Lesin:Agricultural Geography,G.Gell and Sons Ltd.,London,1967.
Academic Year: 
2019-2020