This book, enriched with beautiful maps, presents a graphic picture of agriculture and its growth in the state of Madhya Pradesh. Describing basic geography of the state, it discusses at length important rivers and river basins, water bodies and canals, soil order and texture, soil irrigability and land irrigability, land capability and climate.

Further taking a close look at the demography of Madhya Pradesh, covering the period from 1901 to 2011, it describes in detail its land use, livestock, aria under different crops, area under different cereals, area under different pulses, area under different oilseeds, and area under other crops. Finally it presents trends of agricultural growth in the state.