Population and Agriculture

This book focusing on Sitamarhi district of Bihar State presents the temporal and spatial variations in the components of populations dynamics.

The interaction between Man and Nature is an integrating process. It may be a priori or a posteriori on the mother Gala. The shift of human perceptions from Idealism towards Positivism has impelled modern inventions to conquer time and distance with a view to removing the artificial barriers among regions and enjoying to the full, those fruits of the Earth which Nature has so bountifully provided. Agriculture as a natural outcome of the human ingenuity has been vital for Human Ecology. It uses diverse land resource limited in extent and goes for a deeper engagement with the agrarian needs and issues. It sustains various life forms, provides basic economic strength to man, reduces poverty and the contours of conflicts, creates socio- cultural thoughtscape and structural interactions and helps in preparing a Global Village for agribusiness and also for the delicate care for humanity. Political ambitions and the International hegemony get inspired by the agricultural content of the society. The agricultural sector in a developing agrarian society is a critical factor in determining the well-being of the people. But the phenomenon of population has its particoloured impact on agriculture in the light of the ideas of Malthus, Recardo, Hoover and E. Boserup. Its growth and features of distribution can be a threat or a boon or an opportunity depending on economic growth, expansion of infrastructure, technological innovations, settlement patterns and the potentials of environments. In a region