2023, Vol. 8, Special Issue 6

The present study takes into consideration area, production and productivity of major food grain and non-food grain crops of Gujarat State and thus 12 major crops were selected. The overall period of study between 1982-83 to 2017-18 (over 36 years) divided into period I (pre-WTO 1982-83 to 1994-95) and period II (post-WTO 1995-96 to 2017-18). An economic analysis was conducted to compare the compound growth rates of key crops including cereals, pulses, oilseeds and commercial crops across four regions within the state: North Gujarat, Saurashtra, Central Gujarat, and South Gujarat. The results revealed that, the Compound growth rate analysis has shown that in Gujarat State area, production and yield under rice crop were significantly increased during over all period by 1.57, 3.77 and 2.17 per cent per annum respectively.

In Gujarat state during overall period area under pearl millet crop declined significantly -2.92 per cent per annum, while productivity increased significantly 3.10 per cent per annum. Area, production and Productivity of Maize are significantly increasing at 1.21, 2.72 and 1.49 per cent per annum in Gujarat over last 36 years. Area, Production and Productivity in Gujarat shows positive growth in Wheat at 2.99, 4.29 and 1.25 per cent per annum respectively, its major staple cereal crop. The area, production and productivity of gram significantly increased in Gujarat at 2.57 per cent, 4.32 per cent and 1.70 per cent per annum and production and productivity of black gram increased significantly in Gujarat at 2.13 per cent,1.55 per cent. In groundnut crop area decline during overall period -0.37 per cent per annum while production and productivity increased significantly in Gujarat at 3.55 per cent, 3.95 per cent per annum. In Gujarat state during overall period area, production and productivity of castor crop increased significantly at 4.07 per cent, 5.83 per cent and 1.69 per cent per annum. In case of cotton crop area, production and productivity increased significantly during overall period at 2.99, 7.01 and 4.92 per cent per annum in Gujarat state. While in sugarcane crop area, production and productivity increased significantly during overall period at 2.44, 6.80 and 4.24 per cent per annum in Gujarat state. At state level significant soybean area expansion is observed at 5.58 per cent per annum production rise at 7.85 per cent per annum and productivity rise at 2.15 per cent per annum.