The Causes and Trends in the Arrivals of Apple and Tomato to some Selected Sub-Market Yards of Himachal Pradesh

Abstract

Apple and tomato are important cash crops of Himachal Pradesh. Although, production of apple and tomato is very high but less arrival is coming in sub market yards (SMY). This paper attempts to identify the arrivals of apple and tomato in some markets namely Bandrol, Bhuntar, Kangra, Kullu and Solan of Himachal Pradesh in India. This study is based on secondary data sourced from government data records of agricultural arrival, production and heavy rainfall in selected places for ten years under study (2011-12 to 2020-21). The main motive of this study was to assess the trends in annual, main seasonal arrivals of apple and tomato with the help of tabular data, correlation and forecasting technique. The impact of climate change has been become a major reason in the state which affects the production of apple and tomato that states lesser the production lesser the arrival in the markets. After evaluating the data, it has been revealed that arrival in all the selected markets had showed scattered annual and main seasonal fluctuations during the period of ten years. Also, by using correlation method it was seen that only Bhuntar market was negatively impacted by heavy rainfall in the arrival of tomato and similar arrivals will come in next ten years.