Growth Rate of Area Production and Productivity of Litchi Fruit in Jashpur District of Chhattisgarh, India
Chandrakala *
Department of Agricultural Economics, Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidayala, Raipur, Chhattisgarh – 492012, India.
Hulas Pathak
Department of Agricultural Economics, Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidayala, Raipur, Chhattisgarh – 492012, India.
M. R. Chandrakar
Department of Agricultural Economics, Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidayala, Raipur, Chhattisgarh – 492012, India.
V. K. Choudhary
Department of Agricultural Economics, Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidayala, Raipur, Chhattisgarh – 492012, India.
Shubhi Singh
Department of Agricultural Economics, Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidayala, Raipur, Chhattisgarh – 492012, India.
Shubham Kumar Thakur
Department of Agricultural Economics, Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidayala, Raipur, Chhattisgarh – 492012, India.
Golmei Langangmeilu
Department of Agricultural Economics, Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidayala, Raipur, Chhattisgarh – 492012, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Present study was done to analyse the growth rate of litchi production in Jashpur district of Chhattisgarh. with specific objectives of determining trend in area, production and productivity of litchi. India is the second largest producer of litchi in the world after China. Presently in India, litchi is cultivated in an area about 99170 hectares with total production of 737200 metric tons and productivity of 7.43 metric tons / hectare. Chhattisgarh produces nearly cultivated in an area about 8474 hectares with a total production of 58907 metric tons and productivity of 1.94 metric tons / hectare. It is mainly cultivated in the old district of Surguja, Jashpur, Balrampur and Surajpur. The study revealeds that the growth rates in area, production and productivity was negative and found to be -0.02 %, -0.04 % and -0.02 % respectively in India while, in Chhatisgarh it was recorded -0.05%, -0.05%, and -0.003% In Jaspur district, it was noted to be -0.06%, -0.04%, and 0.01% respectively.
Keywords: Litchi, area, production, productivity, growth rate