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Analysis of cropping intensity and irrigation intensity in North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal, India

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  • Mondal Tarun Kumar

    (Department of Geography, University of Kalyani, Kalyani, India)

  • Sarkar Santana

    (Department of Geography, University of Kalyani, Kalyani, India)

Abstract

An attempt has been made in this paper to analyse the spatio-temporal variations of cropping intensity and irrigation intensity, and their relationship, in North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal, India from 1996/97 to 2015/16. The relationship between cropping intensity and irrigation intensity has been assessed using partial correlation, residual mapping and hierarchical cluster analysis. One-way ANOVA has been conducted for testing the equality of cluster means. Temporal analysis from 1996/97 to 2015/16 has shown a low positive correlation between cropping intensity and irrigation intensity for the entire district. Analysis at Agricultural Block level has revealed that cropping intensity decreased in many cases even after an increase in irrigation intensity. In general, cropping intensity has increased with the increase in irrigation intensity in the Coastal Saline Region and the Ichhamati Basin, whereas cropping intensity has increased even after a decrease in irrigation intensity in the Gangetic Plains Region in the district.

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  • Mondal Tarun Kumar & Sarkar Santana, 2021. "Analysis of cropping intensity and irrigation intensity in North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal, India," Miscellanea Geographica. Regional Studies on Development, Sciendo, vol. 25(4), pages 246-258, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:vrs:mgrsod:v:25:y:2021:i:4:p:246-258:n:4
    DOI: 10.2478/mgrsd-2020-0063
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    1. Narayanamoorthy, A. & Alli, P. & Suresh, R., 2015. "Is the Role of Irrigation in Agricultural Output Declining in India?: A District-Wise Study at Six Time Points," Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics, Indian Society of Agricultural Economics, vol. 70(3), pages 1-17.
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