Sources of Growth in Cereals Production in Uttar Pradesh, India (original) (raw)

The study was conducted in the state Uttar Pradesh, which was selected purposively for the present study due to my personal interest. Keeping in mind the agro climatic conditions of the state was divided into nine agro-climatic zones. The methodology used was based on dynamicity of time and regionalization of area, production and yield of major cereal crops grown in Uttar Pradesh viz., rice, maize, pearl millet, sorghum, wheat and barley. The study reveals the positive growth in area, production and productivity of rice, wheat and maize whereas other crops showed the mixed trend. The variability was found highest in production followed by productivity and area throughout the years. The total production of cereals as per the study was due to the increase in production, area and its interaction with other factors. The estimation of future requirement shows that we are self sufficient in the case of cereals production and no need to borrow from other state or import for the consumption.