• DR. D. K.KAMBLE
• MR. Ravikumar.K

ABSTRACT Agricultural land use and cropping patterns are the important components of the disciplines of agricultural economics and agricultural geography. Agricultural land use and cropping patterns often undergo remarkable change from time to time due to natural consequences of the influence of physical, cultural, technological and Socio economic factors. The analysis of variations in agricultural land use over a period of time gives us an insight in to the type and magnitude of transformation of an agrarian rural society. An analysis of agricultural land use is essential for a meaningful understanding of the agricultural system prevailing in a region. Cropping pattern being the part of land use pattern has always been a dynamic phenomenon. The cropping pattern is in fact, a reflection of the interplay of the complex social, economic and physical factors. On account of dynamic socio-economic factors, the cropping pattern also changes in a long run sometimes it may get replaced totally. The change that is observed in the region is mainly due to the introduction of canal and other sources of irrigation, changing connectivity, urban influences and marketing systems. The major changes in the cropping patterns that have occurred in the study region are mainly from traditional crop to high yielding variety of crops and from cereals to commercial and cash crops.

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"DISPARITIES IN THE LEVEL OF AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT IN BAGALKOT DISTRICT: KARNATAKA: A GEO- SOCIO ANALYSIS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 2, page no.537-549, February-2020, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2002286.pdf

"DISPARITIES IN THE LEVEL OF AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT IN BAGALKOT DISTRICT: KARNATAKA: A GEO- SOCIO ANALYSIS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 2, page no. pp537-549, February-2020, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2002286.pdf