LOKESHA, HAKSHATA NAYAK2023-01-052023-01-052021-03-20Th-12885https://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810191295The present study investigated structural break in area, production and productivity, source of growth, market integration and price volatility of selected oil seeds in Karnatakaand India. The study was based on secondary data pertains to area, production and productivity for Indian states and four revenue divisions of Karnataka for 48 years from 1971-72 to 2018-19period. Price volatility and market dynamics in terms of integration between oil/seed for wholesale markets of India and Karnataka was assessed using monthly prices from January 2009 to February 2020 for selected crops. The compound annual growth rate results highlights that groundnut and sunflower have higher spatial changes compared to other selected oilseeds crops in India. Structural breaks in total oilseed production of India is evident in post Technology Mission on oilseed. Hazell’s decomposition model revealed that change in mean area (74.83%) and interaction of change in mean area and mean yield (27.36%) are contributing more towards change in average production. Similarly in Karnataka state, the change in mean area (107.50%) and interaction of change in mean area and mean yield (6.33%) are contributing more towards change in average total oilseeds production. The change in area variance (55.10 %), change in residual factors (21.83%) and interaction between change in area variance and mean yield (20.15%) are the predominant components contributing to the change in variance of production of total oilseeds. The study confirms that Oil/Seed prices of key domestic markets have influence on prices of respective oilseed markets and also conclude that international prices of oilseeds are stable compared to domestic prices.EnglishThesis