Trends in Agricultural Development Disparities at the Regional and District Levels in Uttar Prades

Abstract

This paper examined the disparities in agricultural development at the regional and district levels in Uttar Pradesh using a composite index (composed of 15 indicators) of agricultural development from 2001 to 2018. The study showed that sharp disparity existed in agricultural development at the regional and district levels in Uttar Pradesh. The primary policy recommendation was that the government should maximize; its efforts to promote the diversification of agriculture toward high-value crops, particularly in the agriculturally backward regions. On the other hand, natural constraints to agricultural production must be minimized through flood control methods and the development of reliable irrigation, particularly in the eastern region and Bundelkhand.