Agricultural development disparity among districts of KBK region of Odisha

The present study analyses the levels of agricultural development and disparity at two points of time i.e. 1994–95 and 2011–12 across the districts of KBK region-the most economically backward region of the state of Odisha. Districtwise agricultural development indices are constructed by using Principal Component Analysis (PCA). Eight indicators of agricultural development are considered. The districts are classifieds into high, medium and low levels of development on the basis of their respective development index values. The study finds that there has been no significant change in the level of agricultural development in the districts of KBK region. On the contrary, the disparity level has increased among the districts between the two points of time under reference.