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S.V. Agricultural College, Tirupati

Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University

Andhra Pradesh, India

Area, Production and Yieldtrends of Onion in Indiaand Andhra Pradesh

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  1. AREEF  2. DR. S. RAJESWARI, 3. DR. N. VANI  AND 4. DR. G. MOHAN NAIDU

1.Post Graduate student, Department of Agricultural Economics, S.V. Agricultural College, ANGRAU, Tirupati.

2.Assistant Professor and Head, Department of Agricultural Economics, S.V. Agricultural College, ANGRAU, Tirupati- 517 502, Chittoor (Dist.), Andhra Pradesh.

ABSTRACT

India is the second largest producer of onion in the world after China. It enjoys 20.84 per centshare of the global onion production during 2016 (FAO, 2016). The study has been under taken to understand the area, production and yield trends of onion in India and Andhra Pradesh. Time series data on onion crop area, production and productivity in India and Andhra Pradesh (2004-05 to 2015-16) has been utilized for the present study to estimate the compund growth rates. Log-linear model was employed to calculate the growth rates.

KEY WORDS: Log-linear, annual compound growth rate,trends, production and onion.

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