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Table 2. Area and production of pearl millet in India as percentage of coarse grains and cereals.
Ar ea
Production
% of coarse grains
% of cereals
% of coarse grains
% of cereals
State
1954-65
(Pre-HYV) 1
1965-84
(Post-HYV) 2
1954-65
(Pre-HYV)
1965-84
(Post-HYV)
1954-65
(Pre-HYV)
1965-84
(Post-HYV)
1954-65 1965-84
(Pre-HYV) (Post-HYV)
Rajasthan
Maharashtra
Gujarat
Uttar Pradesh
Haryana
Andhra Pradesh
Karnataka
Tamil Nadu
Madhya Pradesh
Punjab
India
66.0
21.1
46.3
23.3
62.1
13.1
10.7
23.7
4.3
48.2
26.1
67.0
20.7
50.2
21.0
67.9
12.9
12.3
20.4
4.4
18.6
27.2
58.8
16.8
36.1
8.5
36.3
7.9
8.4
11.0
1.6
20.3
13.2
53.8
16.2
38.1
6.6
31.0
7.4
9.3
9.9
1.7
3.5
12.0
40.4
11.8
41.9
18.2
53.9
12.7
5.4
18.0
4.7
23.3
16.2
42.5
12.3
57.1
17.4
60.0
12.3
6.5
20.7
43
13.7
18.9
26.5
8.5
27.1
6.1
16.7
5.0
3.3
5.7
1.5
7.1
6.1
22.6
8.2
34.2
4.1
11.5
3.9
4.0
5.6
1.5
1.5
5.5
1. Pre-HYV = Pre-High Yielding Varieties era.
2. Post-HYV = Post-High Yielding Varieties era.
Production
The contribution of pearl millet to the national
coarse grain basket increased during the post-HYV
period. This increase was largely in Gujarat and
Haryana, and partly in Rajasthan, Maharashtra,
Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu. But the percentage
contribution to total cereals decreased in most of the
states except Gujarat and Karnataka.
Among coarse grains, pearl millet is an important
food crop in Rajasthan, Gujarat, and Haryana and
to some extent in Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab,
Maharashtra, and Andhra Pradesh.
Changes in Area, Production, and
Productivity
The area under pearl millet remained nearly stable at
about 11 million ha during 1954-1984 with a marginal
compound growth rate of 0.3% (Table 3). The
Table 3. Changes in area, production, and productivity of pearl millet in India.
Area (ha x 10 6 )
Production (t x 10 6 )
Productivity (kg ha -1 )
State
1954-65
(Pre-HYV) 1
1965-85
(Post-HYV) 2
CGR 3
(%)
1954-65 1965-85
(Pre-HYV) (Post-HYV)
CGR
(%)
1954-65 1965-85
(Pre-HYV) (Post-HYV)
CGR
(%)
Rajasthan
Maharashtra
Gujarat
Uttar Pradesh
Haryana
Andhra Pradesh
Karnataka
Tamil Nadu
Madhya Pradesh
Punjab
India
4.06
1.74
1.59
1.07
0.79
0.63
0.52
0.51
0.18
0.85
11.22
4.67
1.63
1.58
1.02
0.88
0.55
0.52
0.41
0.21
0.13
11.74
0.90
-0.40
0.00
-0.30
0.70
-0.90
0.00
-1.40
1.00
-12.90
0.30
0.86
0.48
0.57
0.57
0.29
0.32
0.12
0.30
0.11
0.28
3.50
1.23
0.56
1.22
0.68
0.46
0.30
0.22
0.32
0.13
0.12
5.31
2.30
1.00
5.10
1.10
2.90
-0.40
4.00
0.40
1.10
-5.60
2.80
210
276
361
528
363
510
235
593
574
334
312
380
342
770
664
523
554
421
787
613
984
452
3.90
1.40
5.00
1.50
2.30
0.60
3.90
1.80
0.40
7.30
2.40
1. Pre-HYV = Pre-High Yielding Varieties era.
2. Post-HYV = Post-High Yielding Varieties era.
3. CGR = Compound growth rate.
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