1Mahatma Gandhi Chitrakoot Gramodaya Vishwavidyalay, Satna, Madhya Pradesh
2Chhatrapati Sahu Ji Maharaj University, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
3Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
4ICAR-Indian Institute of Pulses Research, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
5ICAR-Agricultural Technology Application Research Institute, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
*Corresponding author email id: skumar710@gmail.com
Online published on 18 September, 2023.
Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.) is commonly grown as a cash crop in India. Our country is second highest producer of sugarcane after Brazil. Among different states, Uttar Pradesh is the largest cultivator of sugarcane in India. With more than 177 million tonnes produced in 2021, this state tops the list of sugarcane producers. The study was conducted in Sadar block of Basti district of Uttar Pradesh to find out the trends and correlates of sugarcane production. The study revealed the lower share of sugarcane production of the district in the total of state level production and lower growth rate in area, production, productivity and lower instability was observed in the study area.
Correlation analysis, Growth rate, Sugarcane, Trends analysis
