Tamil nadu, kerala and karnataka
Districtwise production and productivity of turmeric in Andhra Pradesh
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| Districtwise production and productivity of turmeric in Andhra Pradesh District Production in tonnes Srikakulam 1221 Vizianagaram 1368 Visakhapatnam 4882 East Godavari 2070 West Godavari 1844 Krishna 17252 Guntur 35027 Prakasham 3248 Nellore 934 Chittoor 369 Cuddapah 43438 Anantapur 102 Kurnool 15098 Total 466928 Source Season and Crop Report (Erstwhile) Production and Productivity of Turmeric in Kerala In the case of Kerala a negative growth in area was observed, this negative growth rate was due to production of turmeric in small patches, where the plantation crops such as rubber, coconut etc. dominated and they were more profitable than turmeric. The other main problem was the labour requirement, wherein around 50 percent of the cost of cultivation was spent on labour in turmeric production. But the labour availability was scarce and labour wage was very high. Hence, the farmers opted for plantation crops, where there was no need of more labour throughout the year. As a consequence, the area under turmeric was reducing year after year. The growth in productivity was significant at 5 percent level. The Alleppy finger variety grown in Kerala was famous throughout the world because of its high curcumin content of around 5 percent. There is no chance of introducing or cultivating new variety in place of the existing one to increase production. The only possible way to increase the productivity was through the application of fertilizers, pesticides etc. But being a traditional variety, farmers were not willing to accept the new technologies and they were following traditional practices. Even though they were using some new technologies it was not much effective, because of which there was only a low growth in the case of productivity over the study period. Moreover, the quality was most important than the quantity in the case of alleppy finger, because much of the product was exported. The product being used for export, the pesticide residue must be kept at low level, which limits the use of pesticides in this crop to a larger extent. The state maintains quality rather than quantity, through organic farming for the sake of export. Download 372.52 Kb. Share with your friends:
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