PERFORMANCE OF PULSES CROPS IN GUJARAT STATE - A DECOMPOSITION ANALYSIS

S.S. MORE¹*, N. SINGH², S.B. KUTHE^3
1Department of Agricultural Economics, NM College of Agriculture, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari - 396 450, Gujarat, India.
²Department of Agricultural Economics, NM College of Agriculture, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari - 396 450, Gujarat, India.
³Department of Agricultural Economics, NM College of Agriculture, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari - 396 450, Gujarat, India.
* Corresponding Author : sachinmorehope@gmail.com

Received : 13-06-2015     Accepted : 14-07-2015     Published : 01-09-2015
Volume : 7     Issue : 5       Pages : 510 - 515
Int J Agr Sci 7.5 (2015):510-515

Keywords : Chickpea, Compound growth rate, Cuddy-Della Valle Instability Index, Decomposition, Instability, Pigeonpea, Pulses
Academic Editor : Dr A. K. Leua, Bathla Seema, Satyasai K.J.S., Mondal Biswajit
Conflict of Interest : None declared

Gujarat state is categorized as one of the minor pulse producing state in India. In recent time, this state is in limelight because of high growth rate in agriculture. Pulse crops conditions in all major pulse producing state become stagnated and minor pulse producing states is having real potential in pulse development programme that's why this particular study was undertaken to compare the performance of pulse crops at state level in high growth period and across the earlier periods. Time series data for a period of fifty-two years from the year 1960-61 to 2010-11 were used. Performance of crop was analyzed by decade wise i.e. period-I to period-V and overall period with the help of statistical techniques like Average, Growth Rate, Cuddy-Della Valle Instability Index and Decomposition Model. Results showed that, Pulse area in state was considerably increased. In recent years, area under Pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan) and other pulses was decreased and chickpea area was increased. Pigeon pea and other pulse crops i.e. green gram (Vigna radiata) and black gram (Vigna mungo) have recorded phenomenal growth during the year 1970-1980. Chickpea (Cicer arietinum) crop performed better during high growth period of Gujarat, compared to other pulse crops. Period – III i.e. 1981 to 1990 was recorded as anti-pulse decade in which productivity of all the major pluses was hampered. Pigeon pea crop was more stable compared to other pulse crops in the state. Area expansion was a major reason for increase in production of Pigeon pea and chickpea in the state. The Production of green gram and black gram was increased because of improvement in the yield and its interaction with area.