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however, remained almost static in the last 13 years. The yield per hectare in that<br />

period increased from 526 kg/ha to 731 kg/ha, an increase of 39% while total<br />

production rose from 4206 to 5835 thousand tonnes. A comparison of the area,<br />

production and yield of the year 1978-79 in different states of India with the<br />

corresponding figures of the base 1964-66 shows that the area under chickpea<br />

increased in the states of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Maharashtra. A<br />

significant decrease occurred in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Bihar and West Bengal<br />

with an overall net decrease of 480 thousand hectares (Table 2).<br />

States<br />

Toble 2<br />

Comparison of area, production and yield of chickpea in different states of India.<br />

Area Production Yield<br />

(000 ha) (000 tonnes) (kg/ha)<br />

1964 1978 Dif- 1964 1978 Dif- 1964 1978 Dif­<br />

-66 -79 ference -66 -79 ference -66 -79 ference<br />

Madhya Pradesh 1518 1867 +349 843 1107 + 264 555 593 + 38<br />

Rajasthan 1239 1846 +607 564 1587 +1023 455 860 +405<br />

Uttar Pradesh 2546 1647 -899 1909 1264 - 645 750 767 + 17<br />

Haryana 1122 1120 - 2 687 1037 + 350 612 926 +314<br />

Punjab 674 357 -317 519 284 - 235 770 796 + 26<br />

Maharashtra 358 442 + 82 101 157 + 56 282 355 + 73<br />

Bil:ar 460 220 -231 239 121 - 118 520 529 + 9<br />

Karnatka 132 163 + 31 39 74 + 35 295 454 +159<br />

West Bengal 147 89 - 58 94 65 - 29 639 730 + 91<br />

Gujrat 72 70 - 2 39 .9 + 20 542 843 +301<br />

Andra Pradesh 75 69 - 6 21 19 - 2 280 302 + 22<br />

Other remaining 121 85 - 36 27 61 + 34 223 717 +494<br />

states<br />

India 8464 7984 -480 5082 5835 + 870 587 731 +144<br />

Source: Statistical Abstracts, Punjab and Agricultural Situation in India.<br />

The overall production increased by 870 thousand tonnes during the corresponding<br />

period. The average yield of chickpea increased in all states, but the<br />

increase was most marked in Rajasthan, Haryana, Gujarat and Karrataka. The<br />

decrease in area in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Bihar and West Bengal was due<br />

mainly to the diversion of traditional chickpea areas to high-yielding wheat<br />

varieties.

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