Growth, Instability and Price Analysis of Pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan L.) in Marathwada Region

In present study an attempt has been made to estimate growth and magnitude of variability in area, production and productivity of pigeonpea, seasonal variation and relationship between market arrivals and prices of pigeonpea in Marathwada region of Maharashtra State. Time series data for the period 1985-86 to 2004-05 regarding area, production and productivity were collected from Epitoma of Agriculture, published by Government of Maharashtra. The data regarding arrivals and prices were collected from four APMCs viz., Latur, Udgir, Osmanabad and Paranda for the same period. Compound growth rate, coefficient of variation, ratio to moving average method and double log model were used for achieving the objectives. The result revealed that among the districts Jalna and Nanded showed significant positive growth in area and production of pigeonpea, while all districts and region recorded higher variability in area, production and productivity of pigeonpea. The maximum arrivals of pigeonpea was recorded in month of January in all the selected markets, while significant negative relationship between arrivals and prices of pigeonpea was observed in Latur market.