~ 793 ~ Journal of Pharmacognosy and Photochemistry 2019; 8(2): 793-797 E-ISSN: 2278-4136 P-ISSN: 2349-8234 JPP 2019; 8(2): 793-797 Received: 24-01-2019 Accepted: 26-02-2019 Riyaz Ahmad P.G. Student, Department of Agricultural Economics, N. D. U. A. & T., Kumarganj, Faizabad, Utter Pradesh, India Harendra Pratap Singh Choudhri P.G. Student, Department of Agricultural Economics, N. D. U. A. & T., Kumarganj, Faizabad, Utter Pradesh, India RR Verma Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, N. D. U. A. & T., Kumarganj, Faizabad, Utter Pradesh, India GP Singh Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, N. D. U. A. & T., Kumarganj, Faizabad, Utter Pradesh, India Correspondence Riyaz Ahmad P.G. Student, Department of Agricultural Economics, N. D. U. A. & T., Kumarganj, Faizabad, Utter Pradesh, India Study of farm structure, cropping pattern and cropping intensity on mustard growing sample farms in Lakhimpur (Kheri) district of Uttar Pradesh, India Riyaz Ahmad, Harendra Pratap Singh Choudhri, RR Verma and GP Singh Abstract Mustard is an important crop with the view of food and nutritional value and income & employment generation ability, possibility to raise the cropping intensity due to its nature of best fit with food grain production system. Keeping in view the importance of the mustard a study on cultivation of mustard was conducted in Lakhimpur block of Lakhimpur (Kheri) District. A sample of 100 farmers from, marginal, small and medium holding size were drawn through the proportionate random sampling technique, from five selected villages of Lakhimpur block, data were collected through personal interview method with the help of pre-structured schedule and secondary data were collected from block head quarter and district offices. More than 50% of the sample farmers were of marginal holding, very less number of medium size farmer were found. Overall average holding size was found to 0.97 hectare. Paddy, wheat and sugarcane were the major crops of Kharif, Rabi and zaid season respectively. Mustard under study was also allotted considerable acreage in cropping pattern; cropping intensity was inversely related with farm size. Similarly per farm and per hectare investment on building and livestock were also inversely related with farm size. Keywords: Cropping pattern, cropping intensity, holding size and investment Introduction Mustard is originated from China and spread over India from there. India is one of the largest producers of mustard in the world. The production of mustard in India is around 16.2 million tones which accounts 18% of the total oil seed production of the world. Mustard is the major Rabi oilseed crops of India. It occupies a prominent place being next in importance to groundnut, both in area and production, meeting the fat requirement of about 50 per cent population in the state of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Orissa, West Bengal and Assam. Seed are known by different names in different places e.g. sarson, rai or raya, toria or lahi. While sarson and toria (Lahi) are generally termed as rapeseed, rai or raya or laha is termed as mustard. The oil content varies from 37 to 49 per cent. The oil is utilized for human consumption throughout northern India in cooking and frying purposes. It is also used in preparation of hair oil and medicines. Rapeseed oil is used in the manufacture of greases. The leaves of young plants are used as green vegetable as they supply enough sulphur and minerals in the diet. The oil cake is used as a cattle feed and manure. India is one of the largest producers of rape seed and mustard in the world. India’s contribution in the world’s rape seed and mustard production is the highest of any country. The oil is utilized for human consumption throughout northern India in cooking and frying purpose. The oil cake is used as a cattle feed and manure. In the tanning industry mustard oil used for softening of leather. The agriculture sector plays a very important role in India’s social security and overall economic welfare. Oilseeds crops are the second most important determinant of agriculture economy, next only to cereals. India is the largest producer of oilseed in world and accounts for about 14 per cent of the global oilseed area, 7% of the total vegetable oil production, and 10% of the total edible oils consumption. In India, oilseeds accounts for 3% to the growth of National Products and 10% to the total value of all agricultural products, and employs 14 and 1 million people respectively in oilseed cultivation and processing. In 2012-13, the total oilseed cultivated area, the total oilseed production and the total edible oil production, under the nine oilseeds crops, respectively, were 27 million ha, 29 mmt and 7.45 mmt. Presently, India’s annual edible oil consumption is about 17.5 mmt, which in the last decade has increased