Impact of Commercialisation of Agriculture and its Impact on Gross Cropped Area and Gross Irrigated Area

Adoption of Borlaug’s Mexican seed fertilizer strategy during mid sixteen put Punjab on growth trajectory .An uninterrupted growth process began on the edifice of multiple factors. The scene of traditional economy changed into modern and self sufficient economy. Farmer’s psychology changed and large sized holdings dominated the agrarian base. Earlier the Punjab farms varied greatly. Enormous capital was poured into Punjab farms which resulted in the transition of animal oriented agriculture into machine oriented agriculture.