Introduction : 1.1 Introduction, 1.2 Study Region, 1.3 Review of Literature, 1.4 Limitations, 1.5 Objectives, 1.6 Hypotheses, 1.7 Data Base, 1.8 Methodology, 1.9 Organisation of the Research Work
Geographical Environment : 2.1 Physical Structure, 2.1.1 Relief, 2.1.2 Geology, 2.1.3 Soils, 2.1.4 Drainage, 2.1.5 Forest Resources, 2.1.6 Climate, 2.2 Administrative Set Up, 2.3 Social Background, 2.3.1 Demographic Structure, 2.3.2 Settlement Structure, 2.4 Human Resources, 2.5 Transport
Agricultural Land : 3.1 Introduction, 3.2 Land Resources, 3.2.1 Noticeable Features of Land Resources in Western Satpura Region : 2010 – 11., 3.2.1 a) Area under Forest, 3.2.1 b) Area available for Cultivation, 3.2.1 c) Cultivable Waste, 3.2.1 d) Area not available for cultivation, 3.3 Cropping Pattern, 3.4 Animal Wealth, 3.5 Crop Combination
Agricultural System and Levels of Agricultural Development : 4.1 Introduction, 4.2 Selection of Variables of Agricultural, 4.3 Agricultural Infrastructure, 4.3.1 Net Sown Area per Agricultural Worker, 4.3.2 Intensity of irrigation, 4.3.3 No. of electric motor pump sets per 1000 hectares of Net Area, 4.3.4 No. of Oil engines per 1000 hectare of Net Area Sown, 4.3.5 No. of Threshers per 1000 hectares of Net Area Sown, 4.3.6 No. of Primary Agricultural Credit Societies per 1000 Cultivators, 4.3.7 No. of Tractors per 1000 hectares of Net Area Sown, 4.3.8 No. of Sprayers per 1000 hectares of Net Area Sown, 4.4 Agricultural Condition, 4.4.1 Average Size of Landholding, 4.4.2 Percentage of Literate Population to total Population, 4.5 Agricultural Productivity, 4.5.1 Commercialization of Agriculture, 4.5.2 Adoption of High Yield Variety Seeds, 4.5.3 Cropping Intensity, 4.5.4 Proportion of Net Sown Area to Total Geographical Area, 4.5.5 Area sown more than once
Case Studies : 5.1 Introduction, 5.1.1 Western Mountainous Zone, 5.1.2 Central and North-eastern Hilly Zone, 5.1.3 Eastern and Southern Mountainous Region, 5.2 Demographic Features, 5.2.2 Size of Family Literacy, 5.3 Socio-Economic Features, 5.3.1 Ameneties, 5.3.2 Occupational Structure, 5.4 Agricultural features in Surveyed Villages, 5.4.1 Size of landholding, 5.4.2 Cropping Pattern, 5.4.3 Ranking of Crops, 5.5 Crop Concentration in Surveyed Villages, 5.6 Modern agricultural tools and empliments, 5.7 Live Stock
Overall Levels of Agricultural Development and Planning : 6.1 Introduction, 6.1.1 High Level of Agricultural Development : (161.28 <), 6.1.2 Medium Level of Agricultural Development : (120.01 – 161.27), 6.1.3 Low Level of Agricultural Development : (78.74 – 120.0), 6.1.4 Very Low Level of Agricultural Development : (< 78.73), 6.2 Overall Levels of Agricultural Development : (based on weightage method), 6.2.1 High Level of Agricultural Development : (32.0 <), 6.2.2 Moderate level of agricultural development : (28 – 31), 6.3.3 Low Level of Agricultural Development : (24 – 27), 6.3.4 Very Low Level of Agricultural Development : (< 23)., 6.4 Planning for Regional Agricultural Development
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