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Q106 (CDS-I/2024) Economy › Agriculture & Rural Economy › Crop patterns and uses Answer Verified

What is culturable wasteland?

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In India, land use is classified into several categories based on the duration of cultivation. Culturable wasteland is defined as any land that is left fallow or uncultivated for a period exceeding five years [5]. This category represents land that is potentially suitable for agriculture but is currently idle due to various constraints; however, it can be brought back under cultivation through reclamation practices [2]. In contrast, 'Current Fallow' refers to land left uncultivated for one year or less to allow natural fertility recovery [3]. 'Fallow other than Current Fallow' includes land left uncultivated for more than one year but less than five years [4]. Therefore, the specific threshold for a land parcel to be categorized as culturable wasteland is a fallow period of more than five years [2].

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  1. [1] INDIA PEOPLE AND ECONOMY, TEXTBOOK IN GEOGRAPHY FOR CLASS XII (NCERT 2025 ed.) > Chapter 3: Land Resources and Agriculture > Land Use Categories > p. 22
  2. [5] https://sathee.iitk.ac.in/ncert-books/class-12/geography/india-people-and-economy/chapter-03-land-resources-and-agriculture/
  3. [2] https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/legy203.pdf
  4. [3] https://www.mospi.gov.in/sites/default/files/Statistical_year_book_india_chapters/Agriculture-writeup.pdf
  5. [4] https://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/server/api/core/bitstreams/77bc9c26-f45e-4823-b5ef-a8da071085e1/content
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