ASSESSMENT OF WATERLOGGING EFFECTS ON CROPPING PATTERN AND PRODUCTIVITY OF PADDY CROP IN SOUTH-WESTERN PUNJAB

A.S. SEKHON¹*, V.K. SHARMA²*, V.P. SINGH^3
1Department of Economics & Sociology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, 141001, Punjab, India
²Department of Economics & Sociology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, 141001, Punjab, India
³Department of Dairy Economics and Business Management, College of Dairy Science & Technology, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary & Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, 141001, Punjab, India
* Corresponding Author : vksharmapau@gmail.com

Received : 18-08-2018     Accepted : 26-08-2018     Published : 30-08-2018
Volume : 10     Issue : 16       Pages : 6949 - 6953
Int J Agr Sci 10.16 (2018):6949-6953

Keywords : Inputs used, productivity, variable costs, waterlogging, waterlogged area in Punjab
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Author thankful to Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, 141001, Punjab, India
Author Contribution : All author equally contributed

The introduction of canals made the state of Punjab surplus in food grains but at the same time, this also led to the problem of waterlogging, rendering large chunks of land unproductive. This has resulted in decline in crop productivity, increasing variable costs and declining farm income. The study revealed that in Faridkot block, area under paddy crop has increased by 14.56 percent to the total cropped area. The area under cotton crop decreased by 44.88 percent to the total cropped area since 1986-87 to 2012-13. Area under paddy crop has increased to 73.76 percent and cotton crop decreased to 42.85 percent to the total cropped area over a period from 1986-87 to 2012-13 in Muktsar block. The total variable cost worked out to be higher in waterlogged area for different inputs except for irrigation cost than non-waterlogged area. The study revealed that the yield of paddy was 43.13 qt/ha in waterlogged area and 67.10 qt/ha in non-waterlogged area.

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