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Institute of Agribusiness Management, S.V. Agricultural College, ANGRAU, Tirupati-517 502.
India is one of the largest producers of red chilli in the world. Andhra Pradesh is the major state in the country which occupies larger area under red chilli cultivation. The current study was employed to analyse the growth pattern of red chilli in India and Andhra Pradesh. The data related to area, production and productivity of red chilli in India and Andhra Pradesh was collected from indiastat.com and CAGR analysis was employed to analyse the data. The results showed that the compound annual growth rates of area, production and productivity of red chilli in India and Andhra Pradesh were found to be positive and significant at 1 per cent which indicated that the growth in area, production and productivity has been increased significantly over the period of last 71 years (1950-51 to 2020-21). The CAGRs of area, production and productivity of red chilli in India were found to be 0.42, 2.68 and 2.24 percentage respectively and the CAGRs of area, production and productivity of red chilli in Andhra Pradesh were observed as 0.48, 3.99 and 3.49 percentage respectively.
KEYWORDS: Redchilli, Growth Pattern, Compound Annual Growth Rate.