Assessing the District-Wise Growth and Instability of Rice Production in Chhattisgarh, India

Rice is the crop which is cultivated in 6 ft below sea level as well as at 2700 ft higher altitude from the sea level. In India farmers mainly depend on rainfall for its production as it depends on weather conditions. Therefore, there is a need to study the fluctuation in the production. Fluctuation in growth rate as well as instability affects the price and overall supply of product in the region. Chhattisgarh state contributes 8.1% rice area and 6.2% rice production of the country in 2021-22. Its contribution plays vital role in agricultural growth of the country. But, yield of the state is less than the national average yield. Therefore, the present study has been undertaken to analyze the growth rate and instability in area, production and yield of rice in Chhattisgarh state. District-wise compound annual growth rate and Instability index have been computed for various periods from 2000-01 to 2019-20. The districts have been classified into five classes based on instability. Growth rate ranges from -0.10 to 0.04 for area, 2.02 to 4.01 for production and 1.98 to 4.12 for yield in the state. The highest growth rate was recorded for production in period I while lowest growth rate was recorded for area in period II across the districts and periods. The instability of the state ranges from 0.80 to 1.92 for area; 13.21 to 24.43 for production and 12.97 to 23.73 for yield. Highest instability was observed for yield and lowest instability was recorded for area in period I. None of the districts were classified as very high instability for area, production and yield in all the periods. Similarly, none of the districts were classified as medium and high instability for area; and very low instability for production and yield. The study may be useful for planners of Chhattisgarh state to implement the plan for the state at district level based on the result of the study.