Department of Agricultural Economics, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
*Corresponding author: pksbhu222@gmail.com (ORCID ID: 0009-0005-4097-4445)
Online published on 3 March, 2025.
Uttar Pradesh is the major producer of horticultural crops, especially vegetables. The study was carried out to evaluate the trends in area, production, and productivity of onion and potato farming. This analysis was based on secondary data collected from 2001–2002 through 2021–2022. The study period was split into two sub-periods: period-I (2001–2010), period-II (2011–2022), and the overall period (2001–2022). The compound growth rate of area, production, and productivity was analysed at the national level as well as for Uttar Pradesh. It was found that in India, the growth rates in area, production, and productivity for onion was 6.84, 9.57, and 2.55 percent respectively and for Potato it was 3.23, 4.85 and 1.57 percent respectively. The CAGR of area, production & productivity of Onion in Uttar Pradesh for onion was 0.83, 2.91, and 2.04 percent respectively and for potato it was 2.29, 2.90 and 0.60 percent respectively. At farm level, total post-harvest loss for potato and onion was 7.84 and 6.98 kg/qt respectively.
⓿ Total production of Onion in U.P. was increasing due to increase in area and productivity improvement during the study period.
⓿ Potato production in U.P. was increasing due to increase in area under the crop.
⓿ Highest potato and onion losses were observed during the storage at farm, wholesaler and retailer level.
⓿ Creation of modem storage facility and access by farmers will reduce the post-harvest losses of potato and onion.
⓿ Adoption of new technology and innovations for potato and onion cultivation by smallholder farmers to further enhance productivity and their revenue.
CAGR, Onion, Potato, Area, Production, Productivity, Post-harvest loss
