Vol. 11, Special Issue 9 (2022)

Author(s):
B Hari Mallikarjuna Reddy and B Sarojamma

Abstract:
The present study discusses the trends and pattern in Agricultural growth at the national and sub-national levels in India. Data on important variables like area, production, input use and value of output are compiled for the period 1967-68 to 2007-08 from various published sources. The analysis of data reveals that cropping pattern in India has undergone significant changes over time. There is a marked shift from the cultivation of food grains to commercial crops. Among food grains, the area under coarse cereals declined by 13.3 percent between 1970-71 and 2007-08. Similarly, the performance of pulses in terms of area and output was not impressive during the study period. The use of technological inventions in the cultivation of other crops was also not so conspicuous in pulses. Nevertheless, the increase in crop yield has been a major factor for accelerating production in the country since the late 1960’s. The use of modern varieties, irrigation and fertilizers are important factors that ensured higher growth in crop production. However, technological and institutional support for a few crops like rice and wheat brought significant changes in crop area and output composition in some regions. The results of crop output growth model indicate that the enhanced capital formation, better irrigation facilities, normal rainfall and improved fertilizer consumption fertilizer consumption helped to improve crop output in the country. We will discuss Eight Distributions in data. Exponential Distribution, 2 parameter Exponential distribution, log logistic Distribution, Three parameter log normal distribution, Weibull distribution, 3 parameter Weibull distribution and the goodness of fit studies using Kolmogorov-Smirnov, Anderson darling and X² distribution.