Agricultural Development in Himachal Pradesh

according accounts Agricultural Census analysis animal area sown average banks barley Bilaspur cent per annum cereals Chamba change change change compound growth rates consumption Contd contribution cropping pattern cultivation decreased dependent districts economic effect factors farm farmers fertilizer figures followed food crops forests fruits further gram gross cropped area grown growth rates Hamirpur higher highest hills Himachal Pradesh holdings implements important important crops improved income increase India industry intensity interaction irrigated Kangra Kinnaur Kulu labour Lahaul-Spiti land mainly maize Mandi manure marginal mustard negative growth rates non-food crops Note observed operated output paddy percentage population positive potato production proportionate pulses reason regard respectively rest rice rural seed share shift shown shown an increase shows Simla Sirmur Societies Solan Source study period TABLE thousand hectares total cropped area trend varied various vegetables wage wheat whereas whole yield