A GEOGRAPHYCAL STUDY OF CROP CONCENTRATION IN PARBHANI DISTRICT (MS)

In Parbhani district 70 percentage of people’s occupation is farming. In 2001 census 68.17 percentage people were living in villages and they were depended upon the income gained by the farming for their livelihood. But climatically Parbhani district is located in rain shadow area or drought prone area. Soil of the district is comparatively of lesser quality, irrigation facilities are less, short and thorny forest patches etc. due to this reasons in the district less development of agriculture is found. There are three cropping seasons in study region, namely kharif, rabbi and summer. Kharif season begins in June or July and ends in September or October whereas rabbi season starts from March and end in may. Jowar, Bajra, gram, tur, groundnut and oil seeds are the major kharif crops grown in study region while Jowar, gram, and sunflower are rabbi crops. Fruits, Condiment, food grain crop, and vegetables are also produced in study region. Sugarcane are grown in study region in both kharif and rabbi seasons in Parbhani district.