ACREAGE RESPONSE OF PRINCIPAL CROPS IN MAHARASHTRA STATE
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1987
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Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri.
Abstract
The present investigation was undertaken with a
view to examine empirically the trends in area, produc
tion and productivity of important crops viz; kharif
jowar, rabi jowar, sugarcane and groundnut with the inter
district and inter-regional comparisons for the period
from 1959-60 to 1982-83. The study also focussed attention
on the supply response of these crops by analysing the
acreage and the production response as well as the factors
contributing towards the supply behaviour of these crops
in the selected districts, regions and the State as a
whole during the period under reference. The time-series
data relating to the aspects of the study were collected .," for the above period from the published literature as
well as from other relevant sources. The data were
analysed by fitting linear and exponential functions to
study the growth rates. The acreage response was analysed
by using linear multiple regressions based on the Nerlovian
partial adjustment models and production response by linear
multiple regression.
The analysis revealed that the linear and compound
growth rates in area, production and productivity of kharif
jowar and sugarcane were positive and significant at either
5 or 1 per cent level of significance for the selected
districts, regions and the State as a whole with a few
exceptions. However, there were wide fluctuations in the
trends in area, production and productivity during the
three sub-periods. The performance of rabi jowar was
observed to be unsatisfactory during the period under
study. The groundnut crop recorded negative rates of
growth in area, production and productivity during the
entire period of study with exceptions of positive trends
of area in a few districts of Vidarbha region. The
negative trend in the production of groundnut was mainly
because of the declining area and marginally declining
productivity.
The variations in acreage of kharif jowar were
contributable to two major factors viz; lagged price and lagged acreage of the crop and marginally to pre
sowing period rainfall, lagged yield, area under the
competing crops and their relative prices. Similar was
the situation in case of sugarcane. In groundnut, the
negative and significant association between the lagged
price and the acreage was observed. This suggests the
need for a judicial price policy. The lagged acreage,
pre-sowing period rainfall, lagged yield, area under the
competing crops and their relative prices were observed
to play a vital role in influencing groundnut acreage.
Thus, the supply behaviour of these 3 crops was found to
be elastic, while that of rabi jowar was inelastic.
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