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Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing & Management Review______________________________________ ISSN 2319-2836 Vol.2 (3), March (2013) Online available at indianresearchjournals.com to enlighten the people concerned about the inherent strength, weakness, opportunity and threat becomes relevant and socially significant. The main objective of the article is to highlight the growth and performance of cashew nut production in the various states in India during 1990-91 to 2009 -10. The secondary data were collected from the Directorate of Cashew and Cocoa Development, Cashew Export Promotion Council, Cashew Research Stations, Agricultural Department, Forest Department, District Industrial Centre, Directorate of Horticulture, Directorate of Economics and Statistics and Directorate of Agricultural Marketing. Cashew Nut Production India is the largest producer of cashew nut in the world as well as in Asia accounting 39.47 per cent of world cashew production in 2010. It has the largest area harvested under the raw cashew nuts in the world. it is an important plantation crop in wasteland development programme due to its utility in soil conservation and to buildup of balanced ecosystem. The major cashew nut producing states in India are Maharastra, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Orissa, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Goa and West Bengal. The cashew nut production of major producing states in India from 1990-91 to 2009-10 is shown in Table 1. It is seen from the table, that there was an increasing trend in the production of cashew nut throughout the study period. The annual production of cashew nut varied throughout the study and the variation ranged from -16.27 per cent to 14.37 per cent. As per the F.A.O statistics, 21.6 per cent of the world harvested area under cashew nut was in India and the country accounted for 17.3 per cent of the total world cashew nut production during the year 2009-10. Maharastra is the leading cashew nut producer in India. It has an average of 111334.4 metric tonnes per annum. It alone has registered a gradual increasing trend during the study period except the years 1997-98, 2000-01 and 2009-10. The reasons behinds are pest and disease problems in cashew cultivation and due to water stress 107
Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing & Management Review______________________________________ ISSN 2319-2836 Vol.2 (3), March (2013) Online available at indianresearchjournals.com TABLE 1 Cashew Nut Production in the Major Producing States in India during 1990 to 2010. (Qty in Mt) Year Maharas tra Kerala Andhra Pradesh Orissa Karna taka Tamil Nadu Goa West Bengal Others Total Increas e\Decre ase % of Increase\ Decrease 1991 29519 142100 33770 29100 25770 12470 14100 3440 320 294590 1992 31960 143200 40360 31840 26750 12710 14490 3660 340 305310 10720 3.63 1993 43750 151600 44850 39060 31260 19190 15450 3660 340 349190 43880 14.37 1994 46860 140200 46570 43420 31540 19200 16210 3990 360 348350 -840 -0.24 1995 37600 119200 58700 37200 26400 22000 16960 3280 300 321640 -26710 -7.66 1996 69000 140000 71600 43000 37600 30930 17100 6960 840 417830 96190 29.90 1997 80000 134000 60000 50000 52000 30000 20000 6000 8000 430000 12170 2.91 1998 60000 100000 50000 45000 35000 30000 25000 6000 9000 360000 -70000 -16.27 1999 85000 130000 80000 50000 40000 35000 20000 8000 12000 460000 100000 27.77 2000 125000 100000 100000 40000 60000 45000 30000 8000 12000 520000 60000 13.04 2001 98000 76000 75000 59000 42000 59000 25000 6000 10000 450000 -70000 -13.46 2002 103000 87000 86000 59000 40000 46000 30000 7000 12000 470000 20000 4.44 2003 110000 90000 90000 70000 40000 50000 30000 8000 12000 500000 30000 6.38 2004 120000 95000 95000 71000 46000 51000 32000 9000 18000 535000 35000 7.00 2005 174000 64000 88000 74000 43000 53000 26000 8800 14000 544000 9000 1.68 2006 183000 67000 92000 78000 45000 56000 27000 10000 15000 573000 29000 5.33 2007 197000 72000 99000 84000 52000 60000 29000 10000 17000 620000 47000 8.20 2008 210000 78000 107000 90000 56000 65000 31000 10000 18000 665000 45000 7.25 2009 225000 75000 112000 95000 60000 68000 30000 11000 19000 695000 30000 4.51 2010 198000 66000 99000 84000 53000 60000 26000 10000 17000 613000 -82000 -11.79 TOTA L 2226689 2070300 1528850 1172620 843320 824500 475310 142790 195500 9471910 AVG 111334.4 103515 76442.5 58631 42166 41225 23765.5 7139.5 9775 473595. 5 RANK I II III IV V VI VII VIII PER 23.50 16.14 12.37 8.90 8.70 5.01 1.50 100.00 CENT 21.85 2.06 CGR 11.40 4.700 5.40 6.00 11.60 8.90 4.30 6.50 28.00 4.30 108
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