Trends in the Compound Annual Growth Rate of Mango Crop Area and Production

Abstract

Horticulture in Uttar Pradesh has become a popular livelihood, with fresh mango fruits influxing during harvesting season. The economic importance of mango production has increased due to domestic and international demand, fostering the use of waste and marginal lands, creating jobs, and implementing smart land-use practices. Governments department and concerned agencies can adjust their monetary strategies with the use of precise and timely details on the yield and acreage of mango orchards. This study estimates mango areas and production annually from 2014 to 2021 in four selected districts: Lucknow, Amroha, Bulandshar, and Meerut. The analysis reveals a maximum compound annual growth rate of 1.87% during the eight-year period (2013–2014–2020–21) in the mango acreage. It is also found that the Amroha district has shown an increasing growth rate in mango area during 2013-15 to 2019-21 but Lucknow, Bulandshar, and Meerut districts showed a decline in growth rate in mango area during 2013-15 to 2019-21. However, the Lucknow district showed the highest inter-annual fluctuation spanning the 2013–2014 to 2020–21 growing seasons for mangoes. The results of this study may be useful in policy decisions related to area expansion and increasing the production/productivity of the mango fruit crop