Absolute and Relative Change and Instability in Area, Production and Productivity of Chickpea in Different Agro-climatic Regions of Madhya Pradesh, India

The present study analysed both absolute and relative changes across different agro-climatic zones during the study period from 1998–99 to 2022–23. The analysis was conducted separately for two Phases - Phase I (pre-NFSM) from 1998–99 to 2007–08 and Phase II (post-NFSM) from 2008–09 to 2022–23 along with an overall assessment of the entire period. Study reveals that the absolute change in chickpea area and production was significant increased occurred in the Nimar plains with an augmentation of 227.92 thousand hectares and 433.71 thousand hectares respectively. The absolute change in chickpea productivity across various agro-climatic zones of Madhya Pradesh has the maximum rise observed in the Kymore Plateau 6723.33 Kg/ha. Regarding productivity for the overall period, a general trend of stability was maintained across most zones from which Malwa Plateau (4.07%) displayed the most consistent productivity.