Consider the following statements : 1. Current fallow land - left without cultivation for two or more than two agricultural years. 2. Other than current fallow land - left uncultivated for the past 1 to 5 agricultural years. 3. Gross cropped area - Area sown more than once in an agricultural year plus net sown area is known as gross cropped area. How many of the statements given above are correct?

Current fallow

• Current fallow is the land which is left without cultivation for one or less than one agricultural year. Fallowing is a cultural practice adopted to allow the land to recover its fertility naturally. Hence, statement 1 is incorrect.

Other than current fallow

• It is the land which has been left uncultivated for the past one to five agricultural years. If a piece of land is left uncultivated for more than five years, it is included in culturable waste land. Hence, statement 2 is correct.

Gross cropped area

• The area sown more than once in an agricultural year plus the net sown area is called the gross cropped area, and the ratio of the two gives the cropping intensity. Hence, statement 3 is correct.
• Therefore, only two statements are correct.