Measurement of growth trend: An statistical study on onion crop in India Rani Prabha*, Singh Charu** *Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics, M.M.H. College, Ghaziabad (UP), E-mail: drprabha1962@gmail.com **Head: Instructional Design, Newjobs.ai, New Delhi, E-mail: charusingh1301@gmail.com Online Published on 09 December, 2022. Abstract India's economy predominantly depends upon agriculture and its allied sectors. India's total geographical area is 329 million hectares. The total cropped area is 194 million hectares on which around 58 per cent livelihood is depending today. Indian agriculture is mainly characterized by, rainfall dependent and low productivity of food grains and vegetables. India is blessed with diverse agro-climatic zones with distinct seasons. That's why it is possible to grow wide range of vegetables in India. Vegetables are the vital component in diets of people in this world. Among all the vegetables onion has the largest acreage which is around 1. 6 million hectares. In the present paper, an attempt has been made with the objectives: (i) to analyze growth in area and production for India as well as major onion growing states, (ii) to analyze the contribution of onion globally (iii) to examine demand availability in India (iv) future projection for production and productivity, using Statistical Techniques. Authors have also suggested the strategies for enhancing the production and productivity of the onion crop. Index Terms: Area Sown, Growth Rate, Statistical Technique, Moving Average, Projection, Production Top |