Dynamics of area, production and productivity of oilseed crops grown in Nanded, India.

Abstract

Maharashtra State occupies a prominent place in the area and production of oilseed crops in India. The oilseed crops can be grown in all kinds of soils and constitutes an important part of crop rotation. Among the different states of the country, Gujarat rank first in respect of oilseed production, followed by Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra, while other oilseed producing State are Rajasthan, Karnataka, Tamilnadu and Uttar Pradesh. Among the different State of the country, Madhya Pradesh ranks first in respect of area, followed by Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra. The important oilseed crops cultivated in the country are groundnut, sunflower, safflower and soybean, etc. Groundnut contains 42 – 48 per cent of oil, sunflower contains 44 per cent of oil, safflower contains 30 – 34 per cent and soybean 18-20 per cent of oil. Groundnut contains 564 calaries of energy per hundred grams. The annual production of oil seed in India is about 90 – 110 lakh tonnes resulting in production of 18.87 lakh tonnes of edible oil. Out of total edible oil production 60 per cent is from groundnut and remaining 40 per cent from other oilseeds. The per capita consumption of edible oil in India is about 5 kg per annum which is far less than world ABSTRACT The present research project was undertaken with a view to study the trends in area, production and productivity of oilseed crops grown in Nanded district of Marathwada region over a period of 22 years from 1980-1981 to 2001-2002; to study the variability in different oilseed crops over a period of time. The period of 22 years was divided into two parts. 1 period constituted from 1980-81 to 1990-91, 2 period 1991-92 to 2001-02 and over all period 1980-81 to 2001-02. Linear and compound growth rates were worked out to know the trends in area, production and productivity over years under study. The Coefficient of Variations were worked out for all crops and sub periods to know the relative development and fluctuations. Growth rate productivity of kharif and rabi sunflower showed significant growth in Nanded district. Growth rate of production and productivity under total oilseeds in Nanded district were significant. In general, productivity and production trend of major oilseed crops was not encouraging even during post globalization period i.e. after 1991. Hence, it can be concluded that the impact of globalization was not observed during the study period in Nanded district of Marathwada region. See end of the article for authors’ affiliations

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