• Supriya Das
• Snehamanju Basu
• Sayani Mukhopadhyay

Located almost in the central part of Ganga delta and endowed with alluvial soil and resources, Nadia is one of the prosperous agricultural districts of West Bengal. Diversification in cropping pattern is a very recent phenomenon in Nadia district. The proportion of area under cereal crop cultivation has continuously decreased over the two decades; interestingly the proportions of area under other cash crops have continuously increased. The district is also blessed with a great deal of diversity of crops. In this paper an attempt has been made to delineate crop diversification regions using two different methods like Jasbir Singh and Allan Rojers method. Two sets of maps have been drawn for 1991, 2001 & 2011 separately to show both spatial & temporal changes in crop diversification in 17 Blocks of Nadia district. In 1991-1992 maps, very high crop diversification index was noted in only one block according to Jasbir Singh, whereas in Allan Rjers method it was 2 blocks. In 2001-2002 and 2011- 2012 the crop diversity regions are completely different according to 2 methods, not only in number of blocks but also in their location. Thus, from the above analysis it appears that crop diversification regions in Nadia District based on 2 methods are not only different spatially but also temporally influenced by other factors like physical, economic & cultural. In this context the paper also examines the impact of diversification on income and employment generation with the help of primary rural survey. It is clear from the result that diversification towards horticultural crops has significant positive impact on farmers income and employment.

Crop land use, Crop Diversification, Employment opportunity, Farmers’ income.

"CROP DIVERSIFICATION AND AGRO-ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION: A SPATIO-TEMPORAL ANALYSIS IN NADIA DISTRICT, WEST BENGAL", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 3, page no.c173-c184, March-2023, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2303225.pdf

"CROP DIVERSIFICATION AND AGRO-ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION: A SPATIO-TEMPORAL ANALYSIS IN NADIA DISTRICT, WEST BENGAL", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 3, page no. ppc173-c184, March-2023, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2303225.pdf