Vol. 12, Issue 2 (2023)

Author(s):
SS Pachpute, KV Deshmukh and AU Kanade

Abstract:
The present investigation has been undertaken to estimate the growth and instability in area, production and productivity of soybean in Marathwada region of Maharashtra. For these purpose secondary data were collected from various government publications for the period 2000-01 to 2014-15. The period of study was divided into three period i.e. Period-I (2000-01 to 2004-05), Period-II (2005-06 to 2009-10), Period-III (2010-11 to 2014-15) and overall period. The estimation of growth rate was done by Compound growth rate method and instability was carried out by coefficient of variation method as well as by Cuddy Della Valle index and Coppock’s instability index. It has been observed that the growth trend of area under soybean was positive and significant (19.78%) throughout period of study. The growth trends of soybean production (18.83%) was positive and significant throughout the period of study. At an overall period the productivity growth trend (-0.80%) was found to be negative and non-significant, only Latur (3.69%) and Osmanabad (4.66%) district was achieved positive and insignificant throughout the period of study. The study concluded that in Marathwada region the growth of area under soybean was achieved positive and significant trend during period of study and the growth of soybean production was inconsistent. The result revealed that inconsistent growth in productivity resulted in non-significant declined in productivity of soybean in whole Marathwada region. The results of instability showed that the area, production and productivity of soybean was failed to achieve the stability in Marathwada region.