Vol. 11, Special Issue 9 (2022)

Author(s):
PV Gavhane and AV Gavali

Abstract:
The study attempted to analyze the growth rates of area, production and productivity of major crops. The study is based on the secondary data collected for the three periods ie. Period I: 1990-91 to 2002-03, Period II: 2003-04 to 2016-17 and overall period: 1990-91 to 2016-17. Production and productivity of selected crops covering the period from 1990-91 to 2016-17 in respect of Solapur district were obtained by referring the socio-Economic Review and District Statistical Abstracts of Solapur district published by Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Planning Department Government of Maharashtra and India and also website of Department of Agriculture, Government of Maharashtra. The information obtained from various sources became useful for studying the land use and cropping pattern and estimation of growth rates of area, production and productivity of selected crops under study in Solapur district. For this study i have selected three periods. Among three Periods, 1990-91 was considered as base period. Comparative study between three periods had done. The data obtained on area, production and productivity of major crops which are grown in Solapur district for the period 1990-91 to 2016-17 was used for estimation of compound growth rates. The data was analysed to have compound growth rates of area, production and productivity of the above said crops for three different periods.