Note: Annual growth rates are given in parentheses.
Source: BES (1967),
Fact Book on Agriculture 1966; BES (1976),
Agricultural Statistics in Kerala 1975; SPB (Various issues,
Economic Review the second period to a great extent can be attributed to the spurt in per hectare yields during the two
terminal years of that period, especially the last year in which productivity has increased by 6.89 percent. Comparative growth trends in the index Year Area in ‘000ha)
Production
(in’000tones)
Productivity in kg. ha – 61 NANA (NA)
1961 – 62 752.69(-3.37)
1003.93(-5.96)
1334(-2.70)
1966 – 63 802.66(6.64)
1093.93(8.89)
1362(2.10)
1963 – 64 805.08(0.30)
1128.00(3.18)
1401(2.86)
1964 – 65 801.12(-0.49)
1121.38(-0.59)
1460(4.21)
1965 – 66 802.33(0.15)
997.49(-11.05)
1243(-14.86)
1966 – 67 779.44(-2.85)
1084.16(8.68)
1356(9.09)
1967 – 68 809.54(3.86)
1123.90(3.68)
1388(2.36)
1968 – 69 873.87(7.95)
1251.35(11.34)
1432(3.17)
1969 – 70 874.04(0.02)
1226.41(-2.00)
1403(-2.03)
1970 – 71 874.93(0.10)
1292.01(5.35)
1483(5.70)
1971 – 72 875.16(0.03)
1351.74(4.62)
1544(4.11)
1972 – 73 873.70(-0.17)
1376.37(1.82)
1575(2.01)
1973 – 74 874.68(0.11)
1257.67(-8.62)
1437(-8.76)
1974 – 75 881.47(0.78)
1333.03(5.99)
1513(5.29)
1975 – 76 876.02(-0.62)
1331.19(-0.14)
1520(0.46)
1976 – 77 854.37(-2.47)
1254.00(-5.80)
1468(-3.42)
1977 – 78 840.31(-1.65)
1294.64(3.24)
1541(4.97)
1978 – 79 779.24(-7.27)
1272.74(-1.69)
1592(3.31)
1979 – 80 793.27(1.80)
1299.70(2.12)
1638(2.89)
1980 – 81 801.70(1.06)
1272.00(-2.13)
1587(-3.11)
1981 – 82 806.92(0.65)
1339.87(5.34)
1660(4.60)
1982 – 83 797.89(-1.12)
1308.01(-2.38)
1639(-1.27)
1983 – 84 740.09(-7.24)
1207.92(-7.650 1632(-0.43)
1985 – 86 678.28(-7.13)
1173.05(-6.60)
1729(0.52)
1986 – 87 663.28(-2.23)
1133.79(-3.35)
1708(-0.58)
1987 – 88 604.08(-8.90)
1032.58(-8.92)
1709(0.06)
1988 – 89 577.00(-4.47)
1013.00(-1.90)
1754(2.63)
1989 – 90 583.39(1.11)
1141.23(12.66)
1956(11.52)
1990 – 91 559.49(-4.10)
1086.58(-4.79)
1943(-0.72)
1991 – 92 541.33(-3.25)
1060.35(-2.43)
1959(0.88)
1992 – 93 537.68(-0.67)
1084.88(2.31)
2018(3.01)
1993 – 94 507.68(-5.55)
1003.99(-7.46)
1977(-2.03)
1994 – 95 503.29(-0.89)
975.07(-2.88)
1937(-2.02)
1995 – 96 471.15(-6.39)
953.03(-2.26)
2023(4.44)
1996 – 97 430.83(-8.56)
871.36(-8.57)
2022(0.05)
1997 – 98 387.11(-10.15)
764.61(-12.25)
1975(-2.32)
1998 – 99 352.63(-8.91)
726.74(-4.95)
2061(4.35)
1999 – ‘00 349.77(-0.81)
770.69(6.05)
2203(6.89)
numbers of area, production and productivity of paddy crop in Kerala during the period 1975-76 to 1999-2000 is shown in fig.
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 1975 - 76 1977 - 78 1979 - 80 1981 - 82 1983 - 84 1985 - 86 1987 - 88 1989 -90 1991 - 92 1993 - 94 1995 - 96 1997 - 98 1999 - 00
Area,Production,Productivity
Area
Production
Productivity
Fig.1
Growth Trends
in the Index Numbers of Area,Production and Productivity Since 1975 - 76
(Base :1975 - 76 = 100)
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