Volume : 1, Issue : 5, October - 2012

Land–Use Under Jowar Sown area, Production and per Hectare Yield of Dharwad District of Karnataka: A Geographical Analysis

Dr. S. S. Motebennur

Abstract :

India is rich in Agricultural resources and yet, has remained poor because of stagnation in the subsistence agricultural economy and undue reliance upon it. Agriculture is not only an important economic activity but also a farm of social heritage and a way of life for the millions of Indian farmers. The agricultural sector in India contributes nearly half of the national income, provides jobs to about 3/4th of the population and supplies bulk of the goods and raw materials required by the non–agricultural sectors. There are two seasons in Karnataka i.e. Kharif and Rabi, in which jowar is cultivated in both seasons, where several verities of jowar including HYV seeds and traditional seeds cultivated. The cultivation of jowar is predominantly found in all taluks of Dharwad district where annual rain fall of 75 cm is available, besides the availability of irrigation in some parts, coupled with availability of black and red soils that have favoured the cultivation of jowar.