Drivers of agricultural productivity in northwestern Haryana

Pages: 456-459
Satpal Kumar (Jaharveer Goga Ji Kanya Mahavidyalaya, Chhani Bari, Hanumangarh, Rajasthan)

The present paper is an attempt to find out the major factors influencing the agricultural productivity during the period of 1998-99 to 2015-16 in Northwestern Haryana. The district wise time series data has been obtained from secondary sources. District wise agricultural productivity has been calculated with the help of Bhalla and Tyagi method (1989). To examine the factors influencing the agricultural productivity multiple correlation and step wise regression has been calculated. In Northwestern Haryana agricultural productivity is positively correlated with density of tubewells, consumption of fertilizers and proportion of net sown area at 1 percent level of significance. Agricultural productivity is negatively correlated with percent area of food grains under HYV seeds and consumption of pesticides at 1 percent level of significance. Stepwise regression shows that in Northwestern region of the state modern agricultural inputs are the main determinants of agricultural land productivity.