Assessment of crop production dynamics in Mizoram Rohlupuii1,*, Kaur Arjinder1, Kataria Poonam1, Priscilla Laishram1 1Department of Economics and Sociology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana-141 004, Punjab, India *Corresponding Author: Rohlupuii, Department of Economics and Sociology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana-141 004, Punjab, India, Email: ralteapuii11@gmail.com
Online Published on 3 January, 2024. Abstract Background Mizo have been agriculturists from the beginning of the 18th century. They know only the form of farming known as shifting cultivation which forms the major activity of the Mizo economic life even today. Jhuming locally known as ‘Tlangramloneih’ is the only occupation and has a close link to their culture and tradition. It is the way of life and almost all the activities of the Mizo's revolve around it. Methods The data in Mizoram with respect to area, production and yield of major agricultural crops, fruits and vegetables were based on secondary data. Decade wise analysis of growth rate, instability index and decomposition analysis were done to study the crop production dynamics in the state. Result Results revealed that during overall period, the growth rate in area, production and yield was negative for field crops except for sugarcane which was positive. For fruits and vegetables, the growth rate in area and production were positive for cabbage, birdeye chilli and banana whereas yield showed negative growth in all the studied fruits and vegetables. In general, the area effect was higher than the yield and interaction effect for all food grains and fruits and vegetables leading to the suggestion that steps should be taken to improve their productivity. Top Keywords Compound growth rate, Decomposition, Food grains, Fruits, Instability inde, Vegetables. Top |