Growth Trends and Instability in Area, Production and Productivity of Fruit Crops in Himachal Pradesh

The study was conducted with the aim to know the growth performance of fruits crops in Himachal Pradesh. The objectives of the study were to analyse the growth and instability of fruits crops in Himachal Pradesh and to estimate the decomposition analysis of fruits crops in Himachal Pradesh. To fulfill the objectives secondary data of 11 years was utilized for analysis using the statistical tools like Compound Annual Growth Rates (CAGR), Coefficient of Variation (CV), Cuddy Della Valle’s Instability Index (CDVI) and Decomposition Analysis model. The study revealed that the area, production and productivity For all the fruits crops together, the compound growth rate during the years 2010-11 to 2020-21 has been estimated at 1.06, -0.56 and -1.60 per cent per annum, respectively. The coefficient of variation in the area, production and productivity far all fruits crops during the study period has been estimated at 3.53, 29.22 and 30.68 percent, respectively. The value of CDVI (0.73%) came in the range of 0-15 percent which confirm low level of instability in the area under all crops. The value of CDVI (30.74 and 31.85%) came in the range of 30 percent and above which confirm high level of instability in the production and productivity under all crops. There was low level of instability in the growth rates of area and high level instability in production and productivity during all the study periods. Area effect played the key role in the differentiation of fruit production in Himachal Pradesh.