412
B. Abirami and P. Kumar
1964-1970 1971-1990 1991-2000
-2017
01
20
-15
-10
-5
0
5
10
15
20
Area
Andhra Pradesh
Kerala
Karnataka
Tamil Nadu
1964-1970 1971-1990 1991-2000
-2017
01
20
-15
-10
-5
0
5
10
15
20
Production
Andhra Pradesh
Kerala
Karnataka
Tamil Nadu
1964-1970
-1990
971
1
-2000
1991
2001-2017
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Productivity
Andhra Pradesh
Kerala
Karnataka
Tamil Nadu
Graph 4 CAGR of area, production and productivity of Chickpeas in Southern Zone (1964–2017)
6.1.4 Western Zone
The area under chickpeas in the Western Zone has remained fluctuating over the
study period. In an overall frame the area under this zone has increased. There was
increased area during 1999, which fell down very rapidly in the next few years and
again started increasing later in 2000s. One of the major reasons for such fluctuations
was the epidemic of blight in north western states. Ascochyta blight during 1981–83
damaged much of the crops and there was high yield loss which resulted in shift
in area under chickpea crop. Area under chickpeas from 1964 onwards is displayed
in Fig. 4. It is visible from the figure that although there existed ups and downs in
area under chickpeas in the western region but overall there was positive trend in
area under chickpeas during the study period. The positive trends in area especially
increased in the post NFSM period along with increase in annual fluctuations. The
short term fluctuations occur mainly due to the crop being sown in rainfed areas and
rising climate uncertainties in terms of irregular and untimely rainfall.
The Compound Annual Growth Rate of area, production and productivity of
chickpeas in western states is given in Table 7 and Graph 5. It is clear from the graph
that there was hardly any consistent growth in area and yield during the period of
1970s, 1980s and 1990s. However after 2000, both the area and productivity has
increased which led to an increased production of chickpeas. This is because of the
introduction of chickpeas varieties that are disease resistant and pest resistant. Area
under chickpeas cultivation in the western zone though fluctuating has increased
B. Abirami and P. Kumar
1964-1970 1971-1990 1991-2000
-2017
01
20
-15
-10
-5
0
5
10
15
20
Area
Andhra Pradesh
Kerala
Karnataka
Tamil Nadu
1964-1970 1971-1990 1991-2000
-2017
01
20
-15
-10
-5
0
5
10
15
20
Production
Andhra Pradesh
Kerala
Karnataka
Tamil Nadu
1964-1970
-1990
971
1
-2000
1991
2001-2017
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Productivity
Andhra Pradesh
Kerala
Karnataka
Tamil Nadu
Graph 4 CAGR of area, production and productivity of Chickpeas in Southern Zone (1964–2017)
6.1.4 Western Zone
The area under chickpeas in the Western Zone has remained fluctuating over the
study period. In an overall frame the area under this zone has increased. There was
increased area during 1999, which fell down very rapidly in the next few years and
again started increasing later in 2000s. One of the major reasons for such fluctuations
was the epidemic of blight in north western states. Ascochyta blight during 1981–83
damaged much of the crops and there was high yield loss which resulted in shift
in area under chickpea crop. Area under chickpeas from 1964 onwards is displayed
in Fig. 4. It is visible from the figure that although there existed ups and downs in
area under chickpeas in the western region but overall there was positive trend in
area under chickpeas during the study period. The positive trends in area especially
increased in the post NFSM period along with increase in annual fluctuations. The
short term fluctuations occur mainly due to the crop being sown in rainfed areas and
rising climate uncertainties in terms of irregular and untimely rainfall.
The Compound Annual Growth Rate of area, production and productivity of
chickpeas in western states is given in Table 7 and Graph 5. It is clear from the graph
that there was hardly any consistent growth in area and yield during the period of
1970s, 1980s and 1990s. However after 2000, both the area and productivity has
increased which led to an increased production of chickpeas. This is because of the
introduction of chickpeas varieties that are disease resistant and pest resistant. Area
under chickpeas cultivation in the western zone though fluctuating has increased