Vol. 10, Special Issue 9 (2021)

Author(s):
NN Jambhulkar, US Panigrahi, J Bisen, B Mondal, SK Mishra and GAK Kumar

Abstract:
Rice is one of the major kharif crop of the Punjab state. The present study was conducted with the objective to study the growth and instability in area, production and yield of rice of different districts of Punjab state. The study was conducted with the help of secondary data of the period 1980-81 to 2017-18 collected from different state and central government sources at various time periods. The data was divided into four different periods and one overall period. The highest growth rate of the state for area and production was observed during period 1980-81 to 1989-90. The lowest growth rate for area and production was found during period 2000-01 to 2009-10 and 2010-11 to 2017-18 respectively. The growth rate of yield was highest during period 2000-01 to 2009-10 whereas lowest during period 1990-91 to 1999-2000. The lowest instability of area for the state was observed during period 2010-11 to 2017-18 and highest during overall period 1980-81 to 2017-18. The highest instability for production and yield was found during period 1980-81 to 1989-90. The lowest instability for production and yield was observed during period 2000-01 to 2009-10 and 1990-91 to 1999-2000 respectively. The instability was highest in all the districts during period 1980-81 to 1989-90 for all three variables area, production and yield of rice.