| Agriculture Scenario |
 |
Agricultural
activities of Pali district are mostly dependent on monsoon.
Although district has a lot of irrigation dams, ponds etc. but Still more
then 50% of farmers are dependent on monsoon. Most of the farmers obtain
two crops i.e. Kharif and Rabi. Rabi crops are usually sown in November
whereas Kharif crops are sown with the begining of the first rains in
July. Kharif crops includes Bajara, Jowar, Moong, Rice, Groundnut, Red
Chillies etc. Some of the major crops and their production is shown in
table:
Major Crops And Their Production
| TYPE |
CROPS |
AREA
(Hect.) |
PRODUCTION
(In
M.T.) |
| Cereals |
Wheat
|
30181 |
54163 |
| Bajra
|
79031 |
119 |
| Jowar
|
128946 |
4895 |
| Makka
|
20393 |
2566 |
| Barley
|
2205 |
3244 |
| Pulses |
Gram
(Chana) |
6593 |
5357 |
| Tur |
93 |
|
| Moong |
104108 |
1522 |
| Udad |
123 |
1 |
| Other |
3384 |
110 |
| |
|
|
| Oil
Seeds |
Taramira |
2629 |
1562 |
| Til |
146665 |
6636 |
| Rai/Masturd |
38544 |
38649 |
| Arandi |
3129 |
105 |
| Groundnut |
1587 |
1 |
| Other |
| Cotton |
4239 |
2806 |
| Potato |
|
|
| Chillies |
338 |
206 |
| Henna(Mehandi) |
39235 |
2920 |
Land Use Pattern :
Classification of land use in the year 2007-2008 is given below :
| Sr. No. |
Description |
Area (In
Hect.) |
| 1. |
Forest |
85274 |
| 2. |
Land
put to non agriculture use |
58330 |
| 3. |
Barrani
and uncultivated land |
104099 |
| 4. |
Other
uncultivated land (excluding fallow land) |
---- |
| 5. |
Cultivated
waste |
----- |
| 6. |
Fallow
Land |
226906 |
| 7. |
Total
area sown |
706177 |
| 8. |
Double
crop area |
87133 |
| 9. |
Actual
Sown area |
619044 |
