Year: 2016 | Month: June | Volume 2 | Issue 1

Comparative Analysis of Groundnut Growing States in Western India

M.K. Jangid M.B. Nikam Latika Sharma and Sitaram Jat
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Abstract:

The research study entitled “Comparative analysis of groundnut growing states in Western India” is an attempt to determine the cost structure and changes in cost of cultivation and to identify which state in Western India is having comparative economic advantage in the production of groundnut. The study is based on secondary data collected from various published sources for the period under reference. Cost structure of the crop was analyzed by working out the share of each item of cost in total cost of cultivation. The changes in structure of cost of cultivation of groundnut over twenty years were assessed by comparing the cost structure of each crop during 2012-13 as compared to 1992-93. The states included in the study were Gujarat and Maharashtra. The results would help in planning the future strategies and policy direction for oilseed crop productivity in the states. Among the groundnut growing states, Gujarat state emerged with higher growth rate of 3.72 per cent per annum for the yield of groundnut during the period of 1992-93 to 2012-13. Gujarat state was found to have higher stability in the yield of groundnut, as the detrended cv (coefficient of variation) for the yield of groundnut was the lowest for Gujarat (2.17%). The total cost of cultivation of groundnut has increased in Gujarat by 567.21 per cent and in Maharashtra by 581.77 per cent during the study period. Over the years, the net income from groundnut has increased in Maharashtra by 1153.24 per cent and in Gujarat by 389.06 per cent.

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