Vol. 11, Issue 12 (2022)

Author(s):
Hanumantappa Jamanal and Dr. C Murthy

Abstract:
The present study attempts to estimate the trends in area, production and productivity of arecanut in India and Karnataka as whole. The study is based on secondary data and analyzed by using standard statistical tools like arithmetic mean and coefficient of variation, compound growth rates and graphical representations to draw the overview of trends in area, production and productivity of arecanut in India. The growth of area, production and productivity of arecanut for India was 3.80 percent, 6.56 percent and 2.66 percent respectively. The growth of area, production and productivity of arecanut for Karnataka state was 5.64 percent, 8.04 percent and -0.95 percent respectively. The area and production of arecanut in all selected districts were increasing significantly with 9.42 percent and 6.93 percent in Dakshin Kannada respectively whereas, the productivity was found to decreasing at 2.54 percent. In Chikkamagaluru district area (2.44%) and production (1.05%) and productivity was decreasing at 0.60 percent. In Shivamogga district area (7.66%) and production (6.59%) were significant and productivity was decreasing with 0.15 percent. In Davangere district area, production and productivity of arecanut were increasing significantly with 7.12 percent, 8.88 percent and 2.32 percent respectively.