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A Study on Area, Production and Productivity of walnuts

in J&K from 2015-2016 to 2018-2019 (A Special Case of
District Kupwara)
Basharat Aziz
University of Kashmir 15073118016

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ABSTRACT

The UT of Jammu and Kashmir has two divisions Kashmir Division and Jammu Division,(each division has
10 districts),with an area of 2350786 hectares.Among these districts the district of Kupwara is the northern
frontier District with an area of 66593 hectares and is the fourth largest district of Kashmir Division in terms
of area after Baramulla, Anantnag and Budgam.the total area of Jammu and Kashmir under walnut is 84459
hectares (2018-2019) and the total production is 275387 metric tonnes (2018-2019). The district of Kupwara
contributes almost 10.41% with 8800 hectares to total area under walnuts and 16.61% with a production of
45760 metric tonnes to total production of walnuts.walnuts are grown in rain-fed areas of the District like
Lolab, Kralpora, kalaroos, Rajwar, Ramhal, chowkibal, Tangdhar etc of the District.

Keywords: Horticulture, Walnut, Hectares, Production

INTRODUCTION

In Terms of walnut production India stands at 8th spot Globally and within India,Jammu and Kashmir is the major
producer of walnut with an annual output of 275387 metric tonnes grown on 84459 hectares.The UT of Jammu and
Kashmir accounts for more than 95% of the total walnut production of India.Besides Jammu and Kashmir walnuts are
grown in Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. The production of horticulture products has
outpaced the production of foodgrains since 2012-2013.the production of foodgrains was highest in 2017-2018 with
284.8 million tonnes,while in the same year the total Horticulture production was 311.7 million tonnes as given in
table 1 below.walnut being a Horticulture Product had also registered an increase in area, production and productivity
at the all India level, UT level as well as district level of our study.The varieties of walnut grown in Jammu and
Kashmir are the kagzi,the burzul,and the wonth which is very hard among these three varieties and is mainly used for
oil extraction.In local language the walnut is generally named as Doen.The walnuts of Jammu and Kashmir are
organic in nature because no sprays and fertilizers are used in their cultivation,because of being completely
organic,The walnuts of Jammu and Kashmir enjoy good demand both in domestic and international markets and fetch
good returns.In terms of exports the UT of Jammu and Kashmir earned 127 crores in 2017-2018.

Objectives
The objective of the paper is to analyse and examine the Area, production and productivity of walnut in J&K and
district Kupwara.

METHODOLOGY

This paper is based on secondary data which has been collected from various sources like economic surveys of
Jammu and Kashmir, statistical digest of Jammu and Kashmir,books, newspapers,journals,websites.National
Horticulture Board etc.

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All india level Table No.1. ( Production in million tonnes)

Year Total Horticulture production Total food grains production

2012-2013 268.8 257.1

2013-2014 277.4 265.6

2014-2015 281 252

2015-2016 286.2 251.6

2016-2017 300.6 275.1

2017-2018 311.7 284.8

Source: Directorate of economics and statistics GOI.

( Area in hectares.) Table No. 2

Year Kashmir Division Jammu Division Total J&K

2015-2016 50591 38245 88836

2016-2017 50957 38318 89275

2017-2018 46946 38618 85564

2018-2019 46068 38391 84459

Source: Directorate of Horticulture Kashmir.

( Production in Metric tonnes.) Table No. 3

Year Total J&K Productivity

Kashmir Jammu
Division Division

2015-2016 174820 91192 266012 2.9

2016-2017 173932 92227 266159 2.98

2017-2018 190228 84999 275287 3.21

2018-2019 194903 80484 275387 3.26

Source: Directorate of Horticulture Kashmir.

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Area in hectares. Table No.4 ( Production in Metric tonnes)

Year District Area Productio n Productivi ty % to total

Area % to total
Productio n

2015-2016 Kupwara 8674 35823 4.12 9.76 13.46

2016-2017 Kupwara 8787 37423 4.25 9.84 14.06

2017-2018 Kupwara 8797 43985 5 10.28 15.97

2018-2019 Kupwara 8800 45760 5.2 10.41 16.61

Source: Directorate of Horticulture Kashmir.

Export of walnuts Table No. 5 ( Production in Metric tonnes)

Year In shell In kernel Foreign exchange

earned (crores)

2015-2016 88.84 2940.20 12.45

2016-2017 393.87 1794.78 55.18

2017-2018 472 3125 127.21

2018-2019 128.79 1376.08 55.02

Source: Directorate of Horticulture Kashmir

All India Area, production and productivity of walnut. Table No.6.

Area in "000Ha
Production in"000MT

2014-2015 115 238 2.06

2015-2016 92 229 2.48

2016-2017 112 287 2.56

2017-2018 109 300 2.75

2018-2019 113 317 2.80

Source: Department of economics and statistics GOI.

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DATA ANALYSIS

Table No 2 and 3 shows the data regarding the Area, production and productivity of walnuts in J&K from 2015-2016 to
2019-2020.in the year of 2015-2016,2016-2017 the area under walnuts in J&K was 88836 hectares and 89275 hectares,
production was 266012,266159 metric tonnes, productivity was 2.9 &2.98.looking at the table which clearly shows that the
production has increased by 147 metric tonnes while the area has decreased by 439 hectares.in the years of 2017-
2018,2018-2019 the area under walnuts was 85564,& 84459 hectares, production was 275287,& 275387 metric tonnes and
productivity was 3.21 & 3.26.During these two years the area has decreased by 1105 hectares while production has
increased by 100 metric tonnes.Productivity also increased during these two years from 3.21 to 3.26.Based on the data we
can say that during the period of our study the area under walnuts has decreased continuously while production has
increased because of which the productivity had also increased from 2.9 in 2015-2016 to 3.26 in 2018-2019.

Table No.4 shows the data regarding the area, production and productivity of walnuts in District Kupwara from the year
2015-2016 to 2018-2019.The data in the table clearly shows that, the area, production and productivity has increased from
8674 hectares,35823 metric tonnes,1.78,in 2015-2016 to 8800 hectares,45760 metric tonnes,5.2.From the figures shown in
the table it is clear that the area, production and productivity has continuously increased from 2015-2016 to 2018-
2019.Based on these figures we can say that,walnut industry is the backbone of district Kupwaras economy.

CONCLUSION

The harvesting of walnut provides employment to thousands of people directly or indirectly and generates huge revenue for
the District.As compared to Apple,walnut plantation is much more profitable as it requires little labour,smaller space and
less irrigation.the people associated with the production of walnut are facing a wide range of issues starting from the
plantation till marketing of the product.the govt.of J&K should provide the farmers good quality grafted plants and should
encourage fresh walnut plantation.

REFERENCES

[1]. Statistical digest of Jammu and Kashmir 2015-2016,2016-2017,2017-2018,2018-2019.

[2]. Economic surveys of Jammu and Kashmir 2014,2015,2016,2017.
[3]. Directorate of horticulture Jammu and Kashmir.
[4]. http://horticulture.jk.gov.in
[5]. http://www.nhb.gov.in
[6]. http://hortikashmir.gov.in
[7]. www.greaterkashmir.com

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