Author:

Prosenjit Mondal
Assisstant Professor
Department of History
Birbhum Mahavidyalaya
Birbhum,West Bengal ,India

Email: pon550730sp@gmail.com

Abstract:: Birbhum, a district of West Bengal is known for its cultural values as well as its agricultural productivity. This region is one of the major areas for agricultural production. About 70 % of the rural people of this district are mainly dependent for their livelihood on agriculture. The soil and the climate were very much suitable for cultivation. The agricultural landscape of Birbhum district in West Bengal underwent notable structural and technological transformation in the three decades of Indian Independence. Due to the growth of population demand of crops increased which rendered the development and transformation of agriculture of this district. Even the use of technology like fertilizers, paddy- weeders, wheel-hoes, seed-drills, mould-board ploughs, pumps, cold storage made the way to the transformation. In this article, I would like to portray the structural and technological changes that occurred during the mentioned period. My study is also highlights all the changes such as population growth, productivity of the land, cropping pattern, structural development, Governments initiatives and technological advancement etc.