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GROWTH OF AREA, PRODUCTION AND PRODUCTIVITY OF SUGARCANE CULTIVATION IN INDIA
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- 1. Ph.D Research Scholar, Department of Economics, Pachaiyappa's College, Chennai, Tamilnadu
- 2. Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Pachaiyappa's College, Chennai, Tamilnadu
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This study examined the growth rate of area, production and productivity of sugarcane cultivation in the selected Indian states during the post-reform period. The compound interest rate formula was used (adopted by the World Bank) with the least square method. The study used the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economic (CMIE) database and the report of aps.dac.gov.in for 1991-92 to 2017-18 for select Indian states. The study found that the production was registered the maximum positive growth rate of 1.63 per cent, followed by 1.31 per cent in the area and 1.30 per cent in productivity. All are significant at 1 per cent level. The positive sign of area and production revealed positive productivity in the Indian states.
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