1Department of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation, Moali, Naypyitaw, Myanmar
2Department of Agribusiness, Faculty of Agriculture, Kunduz University, Afghanistan
3Department of Agricultural Marketing, Cooperation and Business Management, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore-560 065, Karnataka, India
*Corresponding author's E-mail: rashid.rasoli@kundoz.edu.af
Online published on 2 December, 2023.
Pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan) is the third most important pulse crop of Myanmar. The country is the biggest exporter of pigeon pea accounting for nearly (90%) of the total global export volumes. This study evaluates trends in the area, production and productivity of pigeon pea in Myanmar.
The study is based on 10 years (2008 to 2017) secondary data obtained from the Myanmar MOALI and FAOSTAT. CAGR and multiple regression were adopted as the study methods.
Results indicated that due to an increase in harvesting area and productivity, pigeon pea production increased from 7,65,000 MT in 2008 to 7,98,689 MT in 2017. However, CAGR indicated a nonsignificant decrease.
Area, CAGR, Myanmar, Pigeon pea, Production, Trend
