Regional Growth Analysis of Sugarcane Production in Uttar Pradesh

Abstract

This study was conducted in Uttar Pradesh (U.P.) over a period of 1985-86 to 2015-16. It was based on secondary data of area, production and productivity of sugarcane crop grown in four regions of different agro-economic region of the state namely Western, Central, Bundelkhand and Eastern. The linear and compound growth rate models were fitted to examine growth rate in area, production, and productivity of sugarcane crop to calculate the growth levels. The linear and compound growth rates of area under sugarcane increased by 1.11 and 1.12 percent respectively in the state during phase I. The growth rate in area was estimated at 1.71 and 1.37 percent respectively in phase II. In phase III, both models recorded growth rates of 0.41 and 0.31 percent correspondingly. The overall compound growth rate of area in the state stood at 1.14 percent per annum. Across the regions highest growth rate was found in central region (2.47 percent) followed by Bundelkhand, Eastern and Western region. The linear growth rate of sugarcane production in U.P. was highest in phase I estimated to be 3.84 percent and lowest in second phase by 0.92 percent. The overall compound growth rate in sugarcane production of the state was 1.71 percent per annum. The highest compound growth rate (3.46 percent) was observed in phase I and lowest (0.62 percent) in phase II. Across regions highest growth rate was found in Central and lowest in Western region. The linear and compound growth rates in productivity of state were positively increased in all phases except phase II in which they were negatively increased by (-0.87) and (-0.74) percent per annum correspondingly. The overall compound growth rate was observed highest in Eastern and lowest in Bundelkhand region.