Impact of irrigation and labour availability on multiple cropping : A case study of India
- Washington International Food Policy Research Institute 1980
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Since the early 1960s India's five year plans have aimed at a growth rate in agricultural output of 4 percent per year or more but have failed to achieve it. Now that the expansion in net sown area has largely petered out, a much faster expansion of multiple cropping is needed if output goals are to be attained. To acquire a better understanding of this source of crop output growth, this report examines the considerable differences in cropping intensity from state to state and within selected states.