• Govindaprasad.P.K
• Dr.K.Manikandan
• Dr.Syam Prasad

The paper makes an attempt to analyze the land use dynamics in Kerala before and after the introduction of economic reforms. The objectives of the study are: 1) to examine land use dynamics in Kerala during pre and post reform period, 2) to analyse land use dynamics at district level during the post reform period. The study is based on secondary data collected from Economic Review published by Government of Kerala. The paper reveals that land use dynamics in Kerala during post-reform period is mainly characterized by significant increase in area under non-agricultural sector at the cost of ecological and agricultural sectors. The paper infers that these forms of land use change have serious implication on the sustainable development of Kerala economy, especially on the food security and environmental sustainability of the state. The paper suggests for stringent policy and regular monitoring mechanism to address this issue.

Economic Reforms, Land Use, agricultural sector, non-agricultural sector, ecological sector

"AN ENQUIRY INTO THE ECONOMIC REFORMS AND LAND USE DYNAMICS OF KERALA", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 5, page no.a322-a328, May-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2205040.pdf

"AN ENQUIRY INTO THE ECONOMIC REFORMS AND LAND USE DYNAMICS OF KERALA", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 5, page no. ppa322-a328, May-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2205040.pdf