GROWTH-RATES AND RELATIVE CONTRIBUTIONS OF DIFFERENT COMPONENTS TOWARDS THE PRODUCTION OF OILSEED CROPS IN GUJARAT

An attempt has been made in this paper to study the compound growth ra tes in area, production and productivity of major oil-seeds viz. groun dnut, sesamum, castor and rapeseed mustard of the Gujarat. To measure the relative contribution of area, yield and prices in increase of oil seeds production, decomposition analysis has been carried out. The stu dy is based on secondary data collected for the period from 1966-67 to 1989-90. The results revealed that the productivity of groundnut and sesamum remained almost stagnant in all the districts under study, whi le the area, production and productivity of castor and rapeseed mustar d increased significantly. The Kutch district was an exception in both the cases. Decomposition analysis revealed that the price factor indi vidually contributed the most to increases in the production of ground nut and sesamum, whereas the combination of yield, more area and bette r price gave positive growth impact for castor and rapeseed-mustard.