Production and Export Potential of Tomato and its processed products in India
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2015
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CCSHAU
Abstract
India ranks second in the area as well as in production of tomato next to China. In total world
production, the share of China and India was 23.61 and 8.49 per cent, respectively. The surplus
production of tomato causes glut in the market, causing distress sale and low profit to the growers and
the probable solutions to the problem is to export the surplus tomato production in fresh or processed
form. The present study has made an attempt to have Production and Export Potential of Tomato and
its processed products in India with these objectives, (1) to study the trends in area, production and
productivity of tomato in India, (2) to analyze the performance and trends in export of tomato and its
processed products, (3) to analyze the contribution of Haryana in production and export of tomato. The
present study is based on secondary data which were collected from various issues of the Statistical
Abstract of Haryana, agricultural statistics at a glance and economic survey of India and other
published and unpublished sources. Linear growth rates were computed by fitting linear function and
least square technique was used to compute the compound growth rates by fitting exponential function.
The regression analysis was carried out for a time span, using the ordinary least squares (OLS) method.
In overall period (1991-2014), area, production and productivity of India increased at a compound
annual growth rate of 4.9, 6.4 and 1.1 per cent per annum. RCA in both tomatoes and tomato products
was far less than unity and the RSCA were negative, almost -1. Fresh tomatoes contributed maximum
in the export basket of India. In overall period (1991-2013), area and production of Haryana increased
at a compound annual growth rate of 9.1 and 6.7 per cent and productivity declined by 2.1 per cent per
annuum. Haryana’s rank was12th in tomato production with 2.2 per cent share. The values of CV in
export of tomato and its products, except fresh tomatoes, came down during the second period than first
period, which indicated that export of tomato and tomato products from India became more stable
during the second period than first period. The study reveals that the existence of high instability in
export of tomato and its products require the attention of policymakers to retain hold on the
international market. Tomato is an important vegetable-cum-processing crop of India. Its productivity
is very low. So, there is need to popularize the improved production technology and processing
varieties. Market survey of importing countries should have to be done to strengthen the export in the
upcoming years. Government should declare support price for tomato crop prior to its sowing season
and implement, “Crop Insurance Scheme” as the crop is highly perishable.
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Planting, Grain, Yields, Genetics, Biological phenomena, Developmental stages, Maize, Crossing over, Genes, Beverages