Trends in production and productivity of principal crops in Haryana

Haryana is one of the smallest states of India, having geographical area of 4.42 million hectares i.e. only 1.4 per cent of total geographical area of the country. Haryana is the second largest contributor of food grains to national food basket of India. Since 1966, the traditional agriculture practices are gradually being replaced by modern technology (Green Revolution). The main objective of the new modern technology is to increase the agricultural production and productivity and to make the nation self-reliant in term of agricultural production, especially in food grains. The present study analyses the trend in production and productivity of principal crops in Haryana state. The results show that productivity trend has remained positive for all principal crops except gram during the pre reform period. Though the productivity trend has remained positive for all the principal crops during the post reform period also, yet the growth of yield/productivity of many crops i.e. rice, wheat, pulses and oilseeds, has stagnated during the post reform period.