The Impact of Chemical Fertilizer on the Crop Yield in Jabalpur District: A Geographical Study

Agriculture played a crucial role in the Indian economy. It has been the back bone of our economic system. It is the major source of food and raw materials but also employment opportunities to a very large proportion of population. Our 70- 80% of population works under Agriculture but not sharing main role in GDP. The changing scenario of agriculture in Jabalpur district has been studied. The study revealed that agriculture land use is decreasing day by day due to various factors like population growth, usage of land of agriculture for commercial, residential, transportation and recreation purposes. The impact of use of chemical fertilizer from 2001 to 2015-16 has been discussed. Overall crop production has been increased in Jabalpur due to wide use of chemical fertilizers, various technological inputs like form machinery, use of HYV seeds, farmer education, positive role of media, Govt. Policies, good irrigation facility.