Growth prospects of India’s plantation crops: Insights from simple growth rate analysis

This study provides insights on the growth trends of Coconut, areca-nut and cashew-nut which are major plantation crops in India. These plantation crops provide employment opportunities, bring foreign invest and boost the agrarian economy. Simple growth rate was used to estimate the growth pattern of area, production and yield of the selected plantation crops from 1965-2022. Coconut exhibited moderate growth in production (5.307%) but lower improvement in area (2.71%) and yield (1.004%). Areca-nut had slow growth in yield but exhibit high growth in area (10.08%) and production (18.11%) and for Cashew-nut showcased slow growth for yield (1.29%), moderate growth for area (6.82%) and high growth for production (11.24%). The findings underscore the importance of yield enhancement and policy interventions in sustaining plantation industry.