Question

How is intensity of cropping calculated?

Answer 1

Intensity of cropping refers to the number of crops grown on the same piece of land during one agricultural year.

Cropping Intensity (%) = `"Gross cropped area"/"Net shown area" xx 100`

• Gross Cropped Area = Total area sown once plus all areas sown more than once in a year.
• Net Sown Area = Area sown with crops only once in a year.