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Explain the trends of decline in  barren and wasteland, culturable wasteland, areas under pastures and tree crops and net area sown.

Answer

The following explanations can be stated for the declining trends:


(i) As the pressure on land increased, both from the agricultural and nonagricultural sectors, the wastelands and culturable wastelands have witnessed decline over time.

(ii)The decline in net area sown is a recent phenomenon that started in the late nineties, before which it was registering a slow increase. There are indications that most of the decline has occurred due to the increases in area under non-agricultural use. 

(iii) The decline in land under pastures and grazing lands can be explained by pressure from agricultural land. Illegal encroachment due to, expansion of cultivation on common pasture lands is largely responsible for this decline.

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