1Department of Agricultural Economics and Farm Management, Faculty of Agriculture, Rabindranath Tagore University, Raisen, Madhya Pradesh, India
2Department of Agricultural Economics and Farm Management, Madhya Pradesh, India
3Department of Agricultural Engineering, Madhya Pradesh, India
4Department of Extension Education, JNKVV, College of Agriculture, Ganj Basoda, Madhya Pradesh, India
Online published on 6 September, 2023.
The examined the relative change in area, production and productivity of major foodgrain crops (paddy, sorghum, maize, pigeonpea, black gram, green gram, wheat, chickpea, peas and lentil) in Vidisha district of Madhya Pradesh. The relative change in area of green gram was noticed highest and wheat was observed lowest, although sorghum, maize, lentil and chickpea were observed negative. The relative change in production of paddy was highest as compared to other food grains, although sorghum and maize were found negative. The variability in area, production and productivity of paddy was highest as compared to other food grains. The growth rates in area of paddy, green gram, black gram, pigeonpea, wheat were observed positive and highly significant. The growth rates in area of sorghum, maize, lentil were noticed negative and highly significant. The growth rate in production of wheat, pigeonpea, black gram, and green gram were positive and highly significant while growth rate in production of sorghum was found negative and highly significant. The growth rate in productivity of paddy, wheat, black gram and lentil were found positive and highly significant.
• The relative change in area of green gram was noticed highest and that of wheat was lowest, although sorghum, maize, lentil and chickpea were observed negative.
• The growth rate in productivity of paddy, wheat, black gram and lentil were found positively significant.
Coefficient of variation, Relative change, Linear growth rate, Area, Production, Productivity
