In Assam, most of the crops are grown with productivity lower than the potential yield. Therefore, a proper crop planning is needed that will give them higher profit. This study has been undertaken with the objective of developing optimum crop plan for better resource-use efficiency, sustainability and maximizing net farm income across production environments by using linear programming (LP) through GAMS (general algebraic modelling system). The resulted optimum crop model has shown that the areas under almost all major crops grown in Assam have the potential to be increased under the land constraint of the state in both existing and improved irrigated situations and to contribute more to farm income. The study has concluded that besides rice, crops like maize, sugarcane, jute, mustard, pea and vegetables like tomato, brinjal, cauliflower, chilies, etc. can be seen as potential crops in a profitable crop plan for the state.
Optimum crop plan, net income, linear programming, GAMS, Assam
