Current Horticulture
Open Access
  • Year: 2019
  • Volume: 7
  • Issue: 2

Analysis of trend in area, production and productivity of okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) in India

  • Author:
  • Sanjeev Panwar1,, Nitin Kumar2, Anil Kumar3, Ranjit Paul3, Susheel Kumar Sarkar3
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 56 to 58

1Principal Scientist, ICAR-Krishi Bhavan, New Delhi

2SO, CPWD (Horticulture), New Delhi

3Scientist, ICAR-IISR, New Delhi

Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Krishi Bhavan, New Delhi, India

*Corresponding author: sanjeevp.icar@gov.in

Online published on 16 November, 2019.

Abstract

The analysis of production and area under okra (Abelmoschus esculentus Linn.) in India showed a perceptible trend in growing preference of okra crops among farmers. There is a decline in growth rate of yield of okra. The analysis also showed that though there is a steady increase in the area as well in production under okra crops. The growth rate as well as forecasting from 2017–18 to 2020–21 showed the increasing trend. Graphical representation also showed the increasing trend of okra.

Keywords

Trend, Linear model, Growth rate, Forecasting, Productivity