WEST BENGAL AGRICULTURAL PROBLEM THE GROUND REALITY

West Bengal, the most fertile state of India, which is typically known as a state of agricultural wealth and it has nearly 3 percent of the nation's cultivable land and about 8 per cent of the country's population. It produces more than eight per cent of the food of the country. The agricultural sector is characterized by the predominance of small and marginal farmers tilling more than 68 per cent of the total operated area of the State. The cropping intensity in the State has also been increased from 131 per cent to 162 per cent during the last two decades. The State has achieved an all time record in food grains production and ranks first in production of rice in the country. Although, it faces several kinds of problems let us check them. (Research cooperated by 3ie. Special report by Focus Bangla Team)