Abstract

The present investigation relates to different districts of agro climatic region of Madhya Pradesh, where maize crop is cultivated on ten thousand (10,000) and above hectares of land as kharif crop. The effective changes in relative position of maize crop as a competing crop for land resources with other kharif crops is continuously inducing its adjustment in the cropping pattern. This study examines the relative position of maize and asses its adjustment in the cropping pattern so that the possibilities of acreage and yield expansion may be explored in different agro climatic regions of the State. Secondary data collected from different sources were used for the research work and an ARIMA technique was used to forecast the maize production in the study area. Efforts should also be made to intensify maize production especially in those districts where the productivity levels at present is poor.

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