Agriculture in West Bengal

Agriculture in West Bengal

  • West Bengal is predominantly an agrarian state. There are 71.23 lakh farm families of whom 96% are small and marginal farmers. The average size of land holding is only 0.77 ha.
  • The net cropped area is 52.05 lakh ha which comprises 68% of the geographical area and 92% of arable land. The cropping intensity is 184%.
  • However, as the State is located in the humid tropic and the Bay of Bengal is close by, it has to often face vagaries of nature like flood, cyclone, hailstorm, etc.
  • Though the State has a surplus production of ....
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