Risk analysis in sugarcane production: Evidences from Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra states of India

Agriculture is an intrinsically risk industry. Sugarcane crop is grown as a important cash crop in all over the world and facing several risks in production and marketing. Present study focuses on the measurement of farm risk i.e. area, production, productivity and price for sugarcane production in Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra. Coefficients of variation (CV) are used to analyze the production risk for both states.