Why net sown area vary state …

The pattern of net sown area varies greatly from one state to another. It is over 80 percent of the total area in Punjab and Haryana. Geographical conditions like climate and soil here, are favourable for cultivation. Further, due to agricultural advancement through Green Revolution,more areas have been brought under cultivation. On the other hand, less than 10 percent of the total area is net sown area in Manipur, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh and Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Topographical constraints, unfavourable climate as well as socio-economic reasons account for the low proportion of net sown areas in these states. On account of the vast expanse of India, its relief, climate, soil and socio-economic set-up vary from region to region accounting for the variation in the pattern of net sown area from one state to others.