Vol. 12, Issue 3 (2023)

Author(s):
Amalendu Kumar, RS Singh and CS Choudhary

Abstract:
Bihar is an agricultural state where more than 90% people directly or indirectly depends for livelihood. In the state more than 55.00% of the geographical area under agricultural use and per capita land is 0.11 hectare. In the state nearly 52% people are in poor condition due to lack of industries. In the past three- four years more than 50 lacs farmers who migrated in different state returns back in the state and create additional pressure on this sector. In view of above the present paper Agrarian structure of Bihar changes, challenges and policy options constructed with the view to access the possibilities of agricultural sustainability in the state by using secondary level data for attending the objectives. The study finds that in the state a diversify agro climatic situation and having own positive and negative effects on agriculture but after introduction of Agricultural road maps in the state a significant positive changes has been observed in this sector, it is emerged from the discussions that Bihar cannot meet the challenges of agricultural production and practices in the future unless sincere efforts are made to make the state agriculture environmentally sustainable. For the purpose of coping with various challenge under agriculture an optimum balance plan may be needed by increasing agricultural productivity, restoring and conserving natural resources for food security, promoting agriculture as per the people needs, value addition and processing level enhancement. This can be achieved by proper use of ecological conditions of a specific location / region of the state and by resource management in a manner that safeguard for future. The goal of sustainable development is through yields optimization without causing adverse short term or long term impacts on the nature.