Volume : IV, Issue : VIII, August - 2015

ECONOMICS OF PADDY CULTIVATION: A STUDY IN ANDHRA PRADESH

M. Anjaneyulu

Abstract :

Paddy is the most important food crop of India covering about one–fourth of the total cropped area and providing food to about half of the Indian population. This is the staple food of the people living in the eastern and the southern parts of the country, particularly in the areas having over 150 cm annual rainfall. There are about 10,000 varieties of rice in the world out of which about 4,000 are grown in India The main rice growing season of the state is Kharif(Wet season) with 60% of total rice being cultivated during the season. The season starts from May–June and ending November–December. The Rabi (Dry Season) falls between the months of November–December to March–April and 35% of rice is grown in Rabi. Edagaru (summer) is another season where rice is grown during summer from March–April to July–August. This is grown in some parts of Nellore, Chittoor, Srikakulam and Telangana districts. This study is an Endeavour towards meeting such a task. A ief profile of Andhra Pradesh and its agricultural sector is provided in Section I in order to ing out the criticality of this sector in ensuring sustainable and inclusive growth in the State economy

Keywords :

Article: Download PDF   DOI : 10.36106/ijsr  

Cite This Article:

M.ANJANEYULU Economics of Paddy Cultivation: A Study in Andhra Pradesh International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol : 4, Issue : 8 August 2015

Number of Downloads : 1737

References :