Low Agricultural Productivity
The regional patterns of agricultural productivity plotted in Fig. 10.2 show that the state of Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, parts of Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, parts of Kerala, Jammu & Kashmir, hilly areas of Uttarakhand, western Rajasthan, northern Gujarat, and the north-eastern hill states have low agricultural productivity. These areas are deficient in irrigation and characterised with low rainfall conditions. In fact most of these areas are susceptible to droughts or floods, and are the less rainfall recording areas. The main crops of these areas are rice, maize, coarse grains, pulses, and oilseeds. The intensification of agriculture in these states is low. Agriculture is mainly rain-fed practiced to meet the family requirements. It is in these areas where the agrarian community is generally at a low level of subsistence and many of them are committing suicides. Special programmes need to be launched to enhance the agricultural productivity of the farmers of these regions.
