Question

How is current fallow land different from fallow other than current fallow land? What efforts have reduced area under it?

Answer 1

Current fallow land is land which is not cultivated for one year or less than a year. Fallow land other than current fallow includes all lands which are taken up for cultivation but is temporarily out of cultivation for a period of not less than one year and not more than five years.

Efforts that have reduced the extent fallow land include multi-cropping, increased use of fertilizer, fall in the incidence of practices like shifting cultivation.