1. Analysis of Area, Production and Productivity of Groundnut Crop in Telangana.
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Shruthi, G., Rao, B. Dayakar, Devi, Y. Latika, and Masih, Jolly
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AGRICULTURAL productivity , *PEANUT growing , *ACQUISITION of data , *AGRICULTURAL economics , *AGRICULTURE - Abstract
India is the fourth largest oilseed producing country in the world. The present study was carried on based on the secondary data collected from varies websites and directorate of economics and statistics. The results reveled that the compound growth rate of area and production of groundnut in India shows a negative trend while the productivity was positive over the years. In pre bifurcated Andhra Pradesh the annual average production of groundnut during 2011-12 was 1231 thousand tons and the annual average yield per hectare was 873 kg/ha. The area and production of groundnut was high in Rayalaseema region compared to other regions of the state. The area, production and productivity of groundnut in Mahabubnagar district of Telangana was increase over the study year. The annual average production of groundnut crop during 2013-14 was 220 thousand tonnes and annual average yield per hectare during the same period was 1751 kg/ha. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
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