ShodhPatra: International Journal of Science and Humanities

SPATIAL ANALYSIS OF AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT IN JALORE DISTRICT, RAJASTHAN

Agriculture is very important economic activity of human in the world. Even today also, it is the main source of livelihood for millions of people in India. In the last few decades, there have been considerable changes in almost parameters of agriculture development in India due to educational development, spreading among farmers, increasing in utilisation of land and production, application of high-yield seeds, pesticides, chemical fertilizers and development of irrigation facilities. But, these changes in agriculture are not uniform all over the country either spatially or temporally. About 75% population of the Jalore district is directly and indirectly dependent on agricultural activities for livelihood. But, agricultural development is not satisfactory and uniform in the district. Therefore, this study is an attempt made to identify the spatial pattern of agricultural development in the nine Tehsils of the district. The analysis has been made on the basis of Tehsil wise data (2015) collected from Zila Sankhyiki Rooprekha. The standard score technique has been use to analyse the level of agricultural development. The study shows regional disparity and the main region reason is capital is capital investment. So government should not only focus on agricultural development but also focus on equivalent development of all blocks of the district. Therefore the blocks with low levels of agricultural development should be given top priority so that they may come to the level of developed area and the concept of planning with sustainable development may be fulfilled. Key Words: Agriculture, Chemical Fertilizers, High-Yielding Seeds, Irrigation Facility Livelihood, Pesticides.