Bundelkhand Upland

Economic

• While agriculture is the mainstay of Bundelkhand economy, conditions are unfavorable for growth of cash crops like sugarcane and cotton.
• Productivity is affected by the poor water retention ability of the soil, weather fluctuations and large amount of wasteland. Rising input costs and frequent incidence of drought are pushing agricultural laborers and small farmers out of agriculture.
• The majority of rural households in most parts of Bundelkhand rely on income from local or inter-state, annual or seasonal or migration for work.
• The region is rich in mineral wealth.
• The ancient rocks of the southern Vindhyan ranges and plateau ....