LAND USE CHANGES FOR SUSTAINABLE RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN MIDDLE GANGA PLAIN, BIHAR, INDIA
Kumar DILIP, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Evening College, India
Ranjeet KAUR, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Evening College, India
There are various agricultural and environmental issues arising due to the complex natural and man-made phenomena. The changes in the rainfall pattern and temperature leads to changes in the water resources, productivity and changing scenario in the agriculture. At the same time human beings are utilising the land according to their available technology and knowledge for their livelihood as well as the economy of the nation and sustainability. The concept of sustainability and development has close relationship with the natural and man-made activity. United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDGs)13 aims is to take urgent action to combat climate change and its impact. While SDGs 2 aim is to end hunger, achieve food security and improve nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture. Eradicating poverty and hunger are integrally linked to boosing food production, agricultural productivity and rural incomes. The aim of the study is to discuss the changing pattern in land use which is an anthropogenic activity and impact of natural extreme events on decreasing the agriculture productivity and land use pattern specifically, in Son-Karamnasa interfluve in Bihar, covering four district such as Bhojpur, Buxar, Rohtas and Bhabua, which is a part of Middle Ganga plain region in India. The study is purely based on the secondary data and field visits in the study area by using the spatial information technology. The analysis reveals that there is highly probalility of increase in the frequency and intensity of drought in Bhabua and Rohtas districts and flood in Buxar and Bhojpur district led to decrease the productivity. The increase in the temperatures shorten crop cycles by reducing early flowering and shortening the grain-filling period, thereby reducing yield per unit area.
Mots clés : SDGs|Agriculture|Land use change|Extreme events|Spatial information technology
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