Production analysis: A non-parametric time series application for pulses in Rajasthan

In view of the importance of pulses in Indian dietary system and agriculture sector in state economy several attempts have been made to study the trends in area and production of pulses crops which reveal the growth performance. The secondary data were collected for area and production of pulses for the period of 1979–80 to 2011-12. The study period was classified as Pre WTO (World Trade Organization) era and Post WTO era. For the estimation of the trends in area and production and to measure the association in productivity we use Mann-Kendall test. In the present study correspondence analysis was applied to contingency table on different level of productivity with districts. It is evident from the findings that during first and second period of the study Nagaur, Swai Madhopur, Alwar, Banswara, Bharatpur, Chittoegarh, Jhalawar, Kota, sirohi and Udaipur districts were show negative trend in area for pulses. However for the first and second period Bundi, Chittorgarh, Dungarpur, Jhunjhunu, Bikaner, Jaisalmer and Nagaur districts found positive trend in production for pulses.