Agricultural performance of Tamilnadu - An analysis

Indian agriculture has made a way into the phase of globalization and diversification. It is estimated that the collective effect of the transformation in the domestic policies and international trade reforms would result in a much better incorporation of the Indian economy within itself and with the rest of the world, and such a development would bring about substantial benefits to the Indian farmers. To realize the expected gains from trade liberalization, apart from improvement in infrastructure, Indian agriculture would need to become more competitive both in production as well as in crop productivity. Total foodgrain output in 2011–12 is now estimated at 252.56 million tonnes. There is also a significant increase in the production of sugarcane, which reached 350 million tonnes in 2011–12, the highest since 2006–07, when it had touched 355.5 million tonnes. Based on some of the available literature and data on the subject, the present paper attempts to present a brief analysis of the growth performance of agriculture in terms of area under production, production output and yield of major crops in Tamil Nadu in recent years and some of the agricultural support strategies and policies that have a major impact on agriculture in the state of Tamil Nadu as well as in the country. Moreover the hypothesis test states that there is a significant relationship in production, area and yield of major crops in Tamil Nadu.