Abstract

This research paper attempts to enhance the agricultural productivity trends of major crop yields in Tamilnadu. The state is one of the most urbanized and industrialized states in India. About 60 percent of the total population is directly engaged in agriculture and depends on this sector for their livelihood. Hence growth in agriculture is important not only to ensure food security but also for high living standards of the population. The secondary sources of database were collected from the Department of Economics and Statistics, for a period of ten years from 2002-03 to 2011-12. The data has been analyzed using statistical techniques. The findings reveal that there is some significant difference among the crop yield. The compound growth rate of yield for the selected crops inTamilnadu state were estimated for the study period using growth model.

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