Coconut economy of Tamil Nadu- A temporal analysis

Many small and marginal farmers in mainland India rely heavily on the coconut crop for their livelihood. For cultivation, processing, and commercial activities alone an estimated 12 million people in India depend on the coconut sector. India produces the third most coconuts in the world where the coastal regions of South Indian states such as Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh are the most important coconut growers. As a result, the primary goal of this research is to compare the performance of coconut cultivation across Tamil Nadu's various agro-climatic zones. Compound Annual Growth Rate and Cuddy Della Valle Instability Index were used to assess production performance in terms of growth rate and variability. According to the findings, the Western Zone is the largest shareholder of the land under coconut cultivation, and it also has the highest growth rate in terms of area and coconut production, whereas the Cauvery Delta Zone and the North-Western Zone are highly unstable in terms of coconut production. Marketplaces in two districts in the western zone, namely Coimbatore and Tirupur, were purposefully chosen to study the integration of diverse coconut markets. The market integration was examined using Johansen's Co-integration test, which revealed that the Annur and Pollachi markets are co-integrated, with the Annur market's coconut price impacted by the Pollachi market.