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Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar

Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University popularly known as HAU, is one of Asia's biggest agricultural universities, located at Hisar in the Indian state of Haryana. It is named after India's seventh Prime Minister, Chaudhary Charan Singh. It is a leader in agricultural research in India and contributed significantly to Green Revolution and White Revolution in India in the 1960s and 70s. It has a very large campus and has several research centres throughout the state. It won the Indian Council of Agricultural Research's Award for the Best Institute in 1997. HAU was initially a campus of Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana. After the formation of Haryana in 1966, it became an autonomous institution on February 2, 1970 through a Presidential Ordinance, later ratified as Haryana and Punjab Agricultural Universities Act, 1970, passed by the Lok Sabha on March 29, 1970. A. L. Fletcher, the first Vice-Chancellor of the university, was instrumental in its initial growth.

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Subject: Agricultural Economics × Author: Sadhanala Swetha × Start date: 2020 × Thesis Type: Ph.D ×
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    Dynamics of major oilseeds and pulses in India
    (CCSHAU, Hisar, 2021-10) Sadhanala Swetha; Mehta, V. P.
    The study on “Dynamics of Major Oilseeds and Pulses in India” was done with the following objectives: (1) To analyze the trends in the area, production productivity, prices of oilseeds, and pulses, (2) To examine the export and import status of oilseeds and pulses, (3) To study major constraints in the export and import of oilseeds and pulses, (4) To suggest suitable policy measures and implications for the future. The present study was based on secondary data collected from various published sources, viz., indiastat.com, Statistical Abstract, Agricultural Statistics at a Glance, FAOSTAT and Directorate of Economics, and Statistics, Government of India, New Delhi, etc. The area, production, and productivity data were collected for the pulses and oilseeds during 1990-91 to 2019-20. The total period is divided into three periods, i.e., period-I (1990-91 to 1999-00), period-II (2000-01 to 2009-10), and period-III (2010-11 to 2019-20). The compound growth rate (CGR) is calculated for the above three and overall period to analyze the growth in the area, production, and productivity. In period-I, it is observed that there is a positive growth rate in the area for both pulses and oilseeds. In period-II, it is observed that there is a positive growth rate in the area, production, and productivity for both pulses and oilseeds. In period III, it is observed that there is a negative growth rate in the area, a positive growth rate in production and productivity for both pulses and oilseeds. . For the above period, the average compound growth rate (CGR) in major states for Bengal gram as 2.82, 1.34, and 3.5, for Black gram -0.69, 0.53, and 0.215, for Pigeon pea 0.65, 1.29, and 0.61, for Chickpea 1.27, 0.96, and 0.74, and for Green gram -0.71, 0.55, and 0.116 is observed in the area, production, and productivity. The overall growth trend analysis of Sunflower recorded 4.15, 2.05, and 3.75 annually, Soybean recorded 1.05, 0.65, and 0.25, Mustard recorded 2.35, 1.35, and 0.29, Groundnut recorded -0.38, 1.10, and 0.42, Sesame recorded -13.30, 8.18, and -5.75, and Safflower's overall growth trend analysis recorded -3.85, 2.13, and 1.15 annually in area, production and productivity-wise. There have been variations in the growth behavior of different oilseed crops over the years. Crops like groundnut, soybean, and rapeseed-mustard have seen increased production, whereas minor oilseed crops like safflower have seen a decline in area and production. Export and import data is also analyzed for both the pulses and oilseeds. Suitable policy measures are necessary to lift the oilseed economy by pushing the productivity of all major and minor oilseed crops in the major growing states. India has gained a comparative advantage in the export of pulses and a comparative disadvantage in oilseeds.