Land Capability Classification & Land Use Planning
- Land capability classification: USDA system (Class I–VIII); land use planning on basis of capability
Cropping Pattern: Monoculture, Polyculture & Double Cropping
- Cropping pattern: monoculture vs polyculture; seasonal vs perennial crops; double cropping
Crop Combination Regions: Weaver, Doi & Rafiullah
- Crop combination region delineation: Weaver’s method; Doi’s modification; Rafiullah’s method
Crop Diversification & Food Security
- Crop diversification: concept, benefits, strategies; relation to food security
Von Thunen’s Model of Agricultural Land Use
- Von Thunen’s model of land use: assumptions, concentric zones, modifications for real world
Agricultural Productivity: Measurement & Determinants
- Agricultural productivity: concept; measurement (yield per hectare, output per worker)
- Determinants of agricultural productivity: physical, biological, economic & institutional factors
Regional Variations in Agricultural Productivity
- Regional variations in agricultural productivity: India & World
Agricultural Systems of the World: Whittlesey’s Classification
- Agricultural systems: shifting cultivation, subsistence farming, intensive, extensive, plantation, mixed
- Whittlesey’s classification of world agricultural systems: 13 types with geographic distribution
Green Revolution: Achievements, Criticisms & India Context
- Green Revolution: HYV seeds, chemical inputs, irrigation; achievements & criticisms; India experience
Food Security: Dimensions, PDS & Right to Food
- Food security: dimensions (availability, access, utilization, stability); right to food; PDS in India