A geographical analysis of agricultural regionalization using of geographical information system: A case study of Chamarajanagara district, Karnataka State Sowmya R.1,*, Nagaraj H.1 1DOS in Geography, Manasagangotri, University of Mysore, Mysuru-570 006, Karnataka, India *Corresponding Author: R. Sowmya, DOS in Geography, Manasagangotri, University of Mysore, Mysuru-570 006, Karnataka, India, Email: rsowmya53@gmail.com
Online published on 27 October, 2023. Abstract The present work has been made an attempt to delineate the agricultural regions in the Chamarajangara district with using of 2016-17 period data. It gives information about share of net sown area, different combinations of crop growing regions, crop concentration regions and crop diversification of the study region. The entire study is based on secondary data which all collected from Government departments of Chamarajanagara district. Chamarajanagara District is the southern-most district in the state of Karnataka. Chamarajanagara district is consisting of 4 taluks namely Chamarajanagara, Gundlupet, Kollegala and Yelandur. There are eleven crops were taken to delineate the agricultural regions in the study area. They are namely jowar, food grains, paddy, pulses, oilseed, ragi, maize, fruits, vegetables, cotton and sugarcane. Weaver's method, Bhatia's method, Gibbs and Martin index method has been used for this study. In the district five, six and eleven crops combinations can be seen among the four taluks. Five crops were cultivated in Yalandurtaluk, six crops cultivated in Gundlupet and Kollegaltaluk, eleven crops cultivated in Chamarajanagarataluk. Crop diversification has been varied from one region to another. The advantage of this present study helps to do better plan in the agriculture sector and helps to understand the situation of all the taluks. Top Keywords Agricultural regionalization, Concentration, Crop combinations, Diversification. Top |