Vol. 8, Issue 6 (2020)
Identification of efficient cropping zone for rice in Tamil Nadu
Author(s): S Sanbagavalli, K Nagarajan, S Pavithra and M Jeeva
Abstract: Rice is the staple food of over half of the world's population. In Asia alone, more than 2 billion people obtain 60 to 70 percent of their energy intake from rice and its derivatives. The theme of the International Year of Rice 2004 - "Rice is life"- reflected the importance of rice as a primary food source, and was drawn from an understanding that rice-based systems are essential for food security, poverty alleviation and improved livelihoods. The productivity level of crops has to be enhanced and sustained and this is possible only when efficient locations have been identified for the crops. This information would help to replace the uneconomical crop in the identified areas. The data related to area, production and productivity and total cultivable area of rice in different districts and state were collected for 2005–‘06 to 2015– ‘2016 (11 years) from the respective Season and Crop Report. Most Efficient Cropping Zone (MECZ) which has high RSI and high RYI for rice was found in Kancheepuram, Villupuram, Tiruvannamalai, Tiruchirappalli, Madurai and Tirunelveli. The Nilgiris, Kanyakumari, and Vellore. Virudhunagar and Sivagangai are comes under highly inefficient cropping zone these areas.
DOI: 10.22271/chemi.2020.v8.i6g.10809
Pages: 452-454 | 456 Views 58 Downloads
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S Sanbagavalli, K Nagarajan, S Pavithra, M Jeeva. Identification of efficient cropping zone for rice in Tamil Nadu. Int J Chem Stud 2020;8(6):452-454. DOI: 10.22271/chemi.2020.v8.i6g.10809
