Growth and Instability of Rice Production in Vidarbha Region of Maharashtra State
Asian Resonance (P: ISSN No. 0976-8602 RNI No.UPENG/2012/42622 VOL.-V, ISSUE-III, July-2016 E: ISSN No. 2349-9443) Abstract S. C. Nagpure Assistant Professor, Deptt.of Agricultural Economics and Statistics, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola, MS, India R. G. Deshmukh Head, Deptt.of Agricultural Economics and Statistics, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola, MS, India A. B. Bagde Senior Research Assistant, Deptt.of Agricultural Economics and Statistics, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola, MS, India The study is based on secondary data collected from various publications for the period 1990-91 to 2010-11. The performance of paddy crop in different districts of Eastern Vidarbha region is studied by estimating growth rates of area, production and productivity using “Exponential function”. Co-efficient of variation and Coppock’s Instability Index has been computed to measure the degree of ins...