• UGI USER
  • Dec 17, 2022
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Arable Land in the Country

Why in the News?

As per the latest Land Use Statistics-at a glance, the details of arable land in the country for the year 2009-10 to 2018-19 is available as follows;

(in Thousand Hectare)

Year Arable Land
2009-10 1,82,179
2010-11 1,82,010
2011-12 1,81,955
2012-13 1,82,086
2013-14 1,81,849
2014-15 1,81,829
2015-16 1,81,603
2016-17 1,81,133
2017-18 1,81,064
2018-19 1,80,888

 

 

Arable Land:

  • Arable land is classified as land that can be plowed for the purpose of growing crops. The arable land itself is the dirt underneath the crops that has ideal fertility, which is maintained by traditional farming practices such as crop rotation.
  • Arable land is an extremely vital resource for growing food around the world. This type of land needs to be handled with care and maintained by practicing responsible farming, which doesn’t contribute to land degradation or soil infertility.
  • Non-arable land can sometimes be converted to arable land for the purpose of food production in areas that lack the soil fertility to grow ample crops in their regions.

To highlight the practices that contribute to the healthy maintenance of arable lands, we are going to share the techniques farmers use to ensure their soil stays fertile and abundant with nutrients.

  • Crop Rotation
  • Mulching
  • Land Conservation