Growth and Instability of Groundnut Area, Production and Yield in the area of Combined Andhra Pradesh

The importance of agriculture in the economic development of any country is borne out by many reasons. Agriculture, most primarily, provides adequate food and nutrition supplies to the fast growing population. The farm sector has to supply the raw materials for growing manufacturing industries. The agricultural sector with unlimited supply of manpower has to release the labour force for industrialization. The agricultural sector creates demand for more and new industrial goods. As agricultural development takes place, the precipitate farm income will improve. The development and dissemination of new technology is an important factor determining the future of agriculture. Agriculture has always been in a transformation mode. A revolution in agricultural technology is the need of the times. Although Productivity increase is vital, environmental protection is equally important. Also technologies must be both affordably by and geared to the needs of the poor and undernourished people. In India, Andhra Pradesh is one of the most important agrarian economies. Above 65 percent of the total population engaged in agriculture and allied activities in Andhra Pradesh. Groundnut is the most important oilseed crop accounting for about 20 percent of the total cropped area in the state of Andhra Pradesh. In the present study, it is proposed to examine the status of Groundnut Crop in entire the state of Combined Andhra Pradesh. To study the trends and growth Groundnut crop, it is considered to estimate the compound growth rates of Area, Production and Yield of the crop. Therefore, the main objectives of the study are to find out the trends in area, production and yield of the Groundnut Crop in Combined Andhra Pradesh and to study the reasons for variations in area, production and yield of Groundnut In Andhra Pradesh.