| In this paper an attempt has been made to analyse the General land use pattern a special reference to net sown area in Solapur District. This study is based on secondary data collected from secondary records. The agricultural use of land is the result of the direct application of efforts to the available land resources. The quality and the quantity of the efforts applied, is related to the decisions made by formers regarding the actual use of land. These, decisions are based on his choice of the available land resources. The farmer's response to these resources as conciliated by the knowledge passed from generation to generation and his appreciation of the demand for various agricultural commodities in the market. The cumulative effects of the farmers decisions regarding the choice of crops, the methods of tillage and his appreciation of the land resources is reflected in the agricultural land use in a particular area. In the foregoing analysis, the food grain crops and non-food grain crops are considered in this category of land use sugarcane. |