Growth and instability in area, production and productivity of different crops in Bengaluru division

Karnataka State has a typical composition having a large share of its area under highly diversified agricultural crops, higher growth in agriculture assumes great importance and is a matter of concern for policy planners and research scholars in recent times. In view of this the present study was aimed to analyse the growth and instability in area, production and productivity of different crops in Bengaluru Division. The results revealed that Bengaluru urban had the highest CAGR which was 24.26% in productivity in avare was significant at 5% level. In Bengaluru Rural the highest CAGR was 22.26% in productivity of avare (significant at 1%). Production of chrysanthemum had growth of 22.36% was the highest annual growth and 4% (area of tamarind) was found to be lowest instability for selected crops in Chitradurga, In Davanagere the highest CAGR was observed in productivity of tomato (9.12%). In Kolar district, 19.65% instability observed in production of avare & was significant at one %. In Shivamogga district highest CAGR observed in production of sunflower to an extent 29.57%. In Tumkuru area under green chillies was growing at rate of 34.46% per annum.

• Area and production of cereals was observed negative growth but productivity had a positive growth.

• The growth in area, production and productivity of pulses have been increased significantly.