Growth and Instability Analysis of Shrimps Farming in India and Karnataka

The present study was undertaken to analyze the area and production trends of shrimps farming in India and Karnataka. This study was primarily based on secondary data and was analysed using statistical tools like Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) and Instability Indies such as Coefficient of Variation (CV) and Cuddy Della Valle II (CDV-II). During the study period, the area and production of tiger and scampi shrimps in India were trending downward whereas the area and production of white shrimps in India during the same period showed an upward tendency year over year. The same pattern was seen in Karnataka as well. The C.V. of white shrimps was more compared to other types of shrimps in India and Karnataka. CDV-II instability index showed that white shrimp's area and production fluctuated the most followed by Scampi and tiger shrimps. Environmental issues have always been the point of debate in shrimp farming which was the main hindrance to the increased area under shrimp farming. Hence, the policy maker must look upon the issues and allow the development of shrimp farming in an environment-friendly and sustainable manner.