STATISTICAL ANALYSIS ON INDIAN SCENARIO OF COCONUT CROP: TRENDS AND PROSPECTS
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Abstract
The Indian agriculture sector occupies an important place in Indian economy. The agriculture and allied
sector contribution of production, employment and exports growth rate is increasing constantly. Indians
are cultivating different crops season centuries together. But since independence the cropping pattern is
shifting from traditional crops to commercial crops. Some of the farmers are cultivating Coconut crop.
Coconut (Cocos nucifera) plays a significant role in the agrarian economy of India. Coconut is a crop of
small and marginal farmers since 98% of about five million Coconut holdings in the country are less than
two hectares. India ranks 3rd for Coconut production in the world. India accounted for about 31.45% of
the world's total production during 2021-22. The present study based on secondary data for 60 years to
examine the growth rate of coconut crop and to understand the economic importance of Coconut
cultivation. The Coconut cultivation in India and major States in India for the period 1959-60 to 2020-21
has been analyzed to understand the trend in area, production and productivity of Coconut.
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