Article,
Yield Gap Analysis of Wheat in District Sonbhadra
CENTRAL ASIAN JOURNAL OF THEORETICAL & APPLIED SCIENCES, (2022)
Abstract
Uttar Pradesh is the largest wheat growing and producing a state in India and undergone rapid strides since green revolution. The present paper tracks the yield gap analysis of wheat production in district Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh, based on the secondary data. Compound annual growth rate, instability indices, efficiency gap and Gini inequality index were computed to analyse the performance trend. Findings indicated that wheat area registered an increasing trend, while production and productivity had irregular trends over the years. District Sonbhadra, in UP, found under positive growth coupled with low instability which is a good indicator of performance. Also under positive growth - high instability quadrant in productivity , and production , which warrants for appropriate strategies in terms of risk management. All the selected variables showed an increase in variation. However, relatively high variation and inequality were observed in productivity and production, respectively, in comparison to the area. District level differences in productivity led to performance gaps in Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The study suggested for formulating new research and policy interventions followed by regional prioritization for additional wheat production as well as improving the crop acreage.
