Vol. 11, Issue 12 (2022)

Author(s):
SS Manerikar, PJ Kshirsagar, VA Thorat, SR Torane, PA Sawant and AD Dhunde

Abstract:
Cashew has been an important crop in Konkan region of Maharashtra state. The present study was undertaken to study trends in area, production and productivity of cashew in Konkan region of Maharashtra state. District-wise trends in area, production, and productivity of cashewnut in Konkan region has been analyzed for the period of 40 years, i-e. 1981-82 to 2020-2021. The time series data has been divided into two periods viz. Period I from 1981-82 to 2000-01which represents pre-liberalization period and period II from 2001-02 to 2020-2021 representing post-liberalization period. The compound growth rates of area, production, and productivity of cashew crops in the Konkan region registered positive growth rates during the period under study. The District-wise compound growth rates of area, production, and productivity of cashew were worked out. The highest growth rate of the area and production was observed in the Raigad district (13.41 and 17.91 percent per annum) followed by Ratnagiri (13.32 and 16.90 percent per annum), Sindhudurg (5.85 and 6.52 percent per annum), and Thane + Palghar districts (5.72 and 3.97 percent per annum). The growth rates of production and productivity of cashew indicated that impact of cashew research in Konkan region. While growth rate of area indicated the impact of implementation of various government program like Employment Guarantee Scheme (EGS) and Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee (MGNREGA) schemes.