Vishwa Deepak Chaturvedi

The present study attempts to analyses the trend, growth rate and instability in terms of area, production and productivity of major crops in the districts of Azamgarh Division, Eastern Uttar Pradesh, India. The growth was examined by Compound growth rate and Simple growth rate. The time series data on area, production and productivity of major crops pertaining from "Sankhyakiya Patrika" to the period 2000-01 to 2014-15 were used for the study. The per-cent change was estimated based on triennium average for area, production and productivity. Graphical presentations have shown the trends in area, production and productivity of major crops.