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It can be observed that the total cropped area in Andhra Pradesh saw a drop of 1.9 per cent
during the period 2004-05 to 2016-17 (Table 1). The area under cotton (113.8%), maize
(33.2%), dry chillies (25.3%), pigeon pea (14.6%) and Chick pea (7.7%) increased noticeably,
whereas the area under mesta (88.5%), turmeric (69.5%), castor seed (66.4%), sorghum
(51.8%), finger millet (48.2%), sesame (40.8%), pearl millet (40.3%), groundnut (38.4%),
tobacco (14.5%), rice (0.9%) and other crops (15.2%) decreased during the period 2004-05 to
2016-17 in the state of Andhra Pradesh.
Change in area and yield under major crops between 2004-05 and 2016-17
S. No Crop Area (000 ha) Yield (Q/ha)
1 Rice -31.9 (-0.9) 4.62 (15.3)
2 Maize 237.2 (33.2) 6.33 (17.9)
3 Pearl millet -31.7 (-40.3) 5.74 (64.9)
4 Sorghum -236.1 (-51.8) 6.23 (56.2)
5 Finger millet -31.1 (-48.2) -1.28 (-10.7)
6 Chick pea 34.3 (7.7) -1.55 (-12.6)
7 Pigeonpea 67.1 (14.6) 0.25 (5.1)
8 Groundnut -646.5 (-38.4) 1.69 (23.3)
9 Sesame -59.8 (-40.8) 0.95 (41.9)
10 Castor Seed -181.1 (-66.4) 1.19 (29.2)
11 Cotton 1206.9 (113.8) 0.76 (21.9)
12 Mesta -48.8 (-88.5) -0.98 (-6.2)
13 Turmeric -45.4 (-69.5) -4.39 (-6.4)
14 Tobacco -18.8 (-14.5) 9.92 (70.8)
15 Dry Chilies 52.5 (25.3) 9.95 (30.2)
16 Other crops -513.3 (-15.2) -
Total -246.4 (-1.9) -
Source: Authors’ estimate using data from Directorate of Economics and Statistics (DES) and Figures in the
Parenthesis indicates percentage
Yield growth is one of the important driver of crop revenue growth and is a function of adoption
of high yielding crop varieties, agricultural mechanization, increased use of yield enhancing
inputs such as fertilizer nutrients, etc. (Singh and Pal, 2010). In Andhra Pradesh, yield of
tobacco, pearl millet and sorghum increased by more than 50 per cent between 2004 and 2016.
Other crops also witnessed considerable yield growth during this period (Table 1).
Conclusion
Andhra Pradesh did better in terms of contribution of price, technology and diversification
effects. The contribution of area expansion was either marginal or negative showing the limited
scope for considering an extensive agriculture as a source of further growth in agriculture.
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