Vol. 6, Issue 6 (2018)
Guar (Cyamposis tetragomoloba L.) seed production status in India
Author(s): Vijay Kumar Baldodiya and PK Awasthi
Abstract: The present study examined the prospects of guar (Cyamposis tetragomoloba L.) crop production in India. To achieve the stipulated objectives of study, secondary data were collected. The study revealed that Guar is draught tolerant kharif crop and India is the main producer of guar in the world. Rajasthan was the major guar producing state followed by Gujarat, Haryana and Punjab. The study also elucidates that area under guar crop which was 3497 thousand hectares with production of 659 thousand metric tonnes (MT) of guar during 2001-02 and area increased to 3541 thousand hectare with production of 1676 thousand MT during the year 2016-17. The production of Guar in India has seen wide variations during the recent past ranging from 649.33 (base year 2000 to 2003) to 2280.67 (current year 2014 to 2017) thousand tonnes. The overall growth of 4.9, 9.76 and 4.63 per cent per annum was calculated for area, production and yield of guar bean in India, respectively from the year 2000-01 to 2016-17. The area under cultivation has increased; it has not been as substantial as the increase in total production, indicating productivity gains during the period. It is important to note that there are large fluctuation in both production and area of cultivation for guar in India, mainly due to variability in the amount and distribution of rainfall, especially in Rajasthan. Both production and area of cultivation plunged in 2002-03 and 2009-10, largely on account of drought conditions. Major quantities of guar products were exported to different countries like USA, Germany and China during the last ten years with the growth rate of 17.6, 3.43 and 10.17 per cent per annum, respectively. During the year 2012-13, export increased to 458.06 thousand MT particularly for these three countries against total export of 839.89 thousand MT with a growth rate of 14.54 per cent per annum. Lastly, it was inferred that to make guar farming more remunerative, Government initiatives such as to ensure farmers by assured prices, marketing facilities for guar crop and farmer awareness camps should be conducted.
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Vijay Kumar Baldodiya, PK Awasthi. Guar (Cyamposis tetragomoloba L.) seed production status in India. Int J Chem Stud 2018;6(6):1436-1440.
