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Paddy Cultivation in Kerala – Trends, Determinants and Effects on Food Security
The statistical profile of Kerala agriculture since 1960, clearly established the decrease in the area under paddy cultivation in the state. Time series analysis of acreage, production and productivity data of rice in Kerala during the five decades from 1960-61 to 2009-10 revealed the performance of...
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| Format: | Printed Book |
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Artha J Soc Sci,
2014
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| Accés en línia: | http://10.26.1.76/ks/006623.pdf |
| Sumari: | The statistical profile of Kerala agriculture since 1960,
clearly established the decrease in the area under paddy
cultivation in the state. Time series analysis of acreage,
production and productivity data of rice in Kerala during
the five decades from 1960-61 to 2009-10 revealed the
performance of this crop in terms of growth of area,
production and productivity. The production of major
food crop, rice, reached negative growth rates due to the
declining trend of their area. The diversification of crops
in terms of variation in acreage allocation has taken place
due to price and non-price factors like agro-climatic
conditions, labour availability, irrigation facilities, soil
fertility, cost of cultivation, price levels, profitability,
mechanisation etc. The change has taken place largely in
favour of non-food crops and recently it is towards
rubber. The real growth of agricultural crop output has
declined continuously since 1960-61 compared to
monetary growth, i. e, the growth in the value of
agricultural crop output. Food security, particularly rice
security is the vital issue for Kerala today. The data
reveals that during 1960-61 Kerala had a shortage of rice
of about 40.12 percent, which increased to 83.45 percent in
2009-10. The study clearly revealed the increasing
demand for rice in Kerala in the coming years compared
to the existing supply. This will enlarge the supply
demand gap of rice in Kerala in the future years indicating a threat to food security bringing out a need for
further increase in rice production in a sustainable way |
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| Descripció física: | p.21-35 13, 4 (2014) |