Vol. 11, Issue 12 (2022)

The study investigates that the growth, its contribution and variation in area, production and productivity of cotton and castor crops in Madhya Pradesh. The study confined to secondary time series data from 1991-92 to 2020-21 was divided into four periods viz., period- I (1991-2001), period-II (2001-2011), period-III (2011-2021) and over all period (1991-2021). The data was collected from various sources viz., Directorate of Economics and Statistics, New Delhi, GoI., Directorate of oilseed crops, Bhopal, Agriculture Statistical yearly data books and Directorate of Agriculture, cooperation and farmer’s welfare, M.P. etc. The compound growth rate and instability in area, production and productivity of cotton and castor crops were calculated by using exponential growth function and Cuddy Della Index (Cuddy and Della, 1965). It was revealed that throughout the study period, the growth performance of cotton was reported significant increase in area with the magnitude of 1.86 per cent however, production and productivity seen increasing growth rate of 18.85 and 16.68 per cent per annum whereas, in castor the compound growth rate in area, production and productivity were found to be negative and non-significant at the rate of -1.37, -2.73 and -1.37 per cent per annum, respectively in Madhya Pradesh state. It was revealed that during entire study period, yield effect in cotton crop was found to be more dominant at the rate of 558.39 per cent than the area effect (74.53%). Per cent contribution in castor was on served that the interaction effect (321.19%) was reported primary contributor than the area effect (145.83%). The results of instability analysis revealed that the highest variation was observed in production of both the crops the crops (Cotton and Castor) whereas, lowest degree of instability was found in productivity.