CONCENTRATION OF FRUIT FARMING IN SOLAPUR DISTRICT WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO GRAPEVINE CULTIVATION

Solapur district is called the Granary of Jawar. But fruit farming sector of
this district has witnessed significant change in the last two decades. Because the
employment guarantee scheme of the state of Maharashtra was promoted fruit
farming in the district. At the beginning of 1980 there was very small area (2025
hectares) which was concentrated the various fruit crops in this district. The
concentration is due to the various natural factors as well as human factors also.
Grapevine cultivation is also on the rise in tremendously and concentrated in
particular area of the district. Pandharpur, N. Solapur, Barshi etc. tahsils are well
concentrated the grapevine. Recently Solapur district was sharing about 5% of the
stats total area of this fruits cultivation.
Fruit farming incidental to provision of drought prone area in Solapur district. In
the present research paper the major objective is to understand the concentration of
Grapevine cultivation. For this investigation (2004-05) year is selected.