Study on Growth and Instability in Pulses Production in Bihar: A Decomposition Analysis
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Author: Priyanka Kumari , K.M. Singh , Nasim Ahmad and D.K. Sinha
Author Address: Research Scholar, Professor, (Agricultural Economics), Senior Technical Officer and Professor and Head, Department of Agricultural Economics, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Pusa-848125 (Samastipur), Bihar
Keywords: Compound annual growth rate, decomposition analysis, dietary pattern, instability
JEL Codes: Q10, Q18, Q19
Abstract
An assessment of changes in the area, production, and productivity of the pulse crops is considered helpful for their management and policy-making to ensure the nutritional security of the ever-growing population. The results revealed that the annual growth rates of production and productivity of lentils were comparatively high to other pulses. Instability indices for the area, production, and productivity of green gram were 7.04, 10.84, and 9.34, respectively, lower than other pulse crops grown in the state. The decomposition analysis revealed that the yield effect of red gram was negative. Low productivity and its cultivation by the marginal and small farmers under rain-fed conditions with poor crop management practices could be the probable reason for the negative yield effect. The results showed that the area mainly influenced production, and productivity did not play any role in the state. The study emphasized the need to expand the area under pulse crops and increase their production through technological interventions.
Description
Indian Journal of Economics and Development
Volume 17 No. 3, 2021, 555-561
DOI: https://doi.org/10.35716/IJED/20109
Indexed in Clarivate Analytics (ESCI) of WoS
Scopus: Title Accepted
NAAS Score: 5.15