Indian Journal of Extension Education

This study was initiated with an objective of analyzing the growth in area, production and productivity of horticultural crops in India and Karnataka in Pre NHM and Post NHM Period. The study analyzed the trends in sources of growth in both the periods. The study was based on the secondary data collected from Department of Horticulture, Bangalore and from other published sources. The CAGR of area under horticultural cropsin India had registered a significant growth with 3.24 and 4.31 per cent between pre and post NHM period. The production growth had increased from 2.21 to 3.46 per cent between pre and post NHM period. Similarly, the productivity growth had increased from -1.17 to 2.15 per cent between pre and post NHM period. The CAGR of area under horticultural crops in Karnataka had increased from 2.65 to 4.20 per cent between pre and post NHM period. The production growth had increased from 4.21 to 6.23 per cent between pre and post NHM period. Similarly, the productivity growth had increased from 1.52 to 3.24 per cent between pre and post NHM period. Across divisions in Karnataka, Bengaluru and Mysore divisions registered a significant growth in area and productivity between pre and post NHM period. Bengaluru division alone had registered a significant growth in production of horticultural crops. Among the sources of growth, the contribution of area effect to crop income growth had increased from 31.38 to 51.46 per cent between pre and post NHM period, the yield effect had declined from 423.55 to -280.38 per cent, the price effect had increased from -299.94 to 14.67 per cent, the diversification effect had increased from -106.14 to 183.47 per cent and the interaction effect had increased from -411.86 to 130.78 per cent.