• Dr. Prashant Vithal Kadam
• Sunita Gurav

Goa a tiny and a popular tourist destination is located between the Arabian sea and the western Ghats. It is dependent on its neighbouring states for milk, poultry and vegetables. Rice is the major crop followed by cereals like pulses and small millets. The areca nut, coconut, cashew are the other major plantation crops here and the garden crops include pineapple, mango, bananas and jackfruits. Also from the forest various types of barks and bamboo canes are harvested. However even though one fourth of the population is sustained by agriculture in Goa, it contributes to only 15 to 16 percent to the income of the state. Due to rapid urbanization the availability of agricultural land is reducing. Also as 78 percent of the agricultural area is still rain fed, irrigation is insufficient and commercial farming is ruled out as 80 percent of land holdings are below 2 hectares and the sizes of the fields are small. Goa faces problems for enough cultivable land to feed its own population. The coastal area in Goa does not qualify as good agricultural areas. So for day-to-day needs of agricultural produce like vegetables, Goa is still dependent on Karnataka and Maharashtra. However, one-third of the total land in Goa falls under forest areas. Goa is known for its tourist destination has been forefront at the production of certain commodity since liberalization. Rice and fish is being staple diet of the people, paddy is the principal crop in the scenario of agriculture in Goa. However, last two-three decade the productivity of agriculture in Goa has been declining. The net sown area and gross cropped area has also shown variation. The present paper has analyzed the performance of agriculture in Goa. The study has found that over the number of years the performance of agriculture in Goa has not been satisfactory. There has been argent need for the effective programmes and incentives part of the government and its stakeholders.

Production, Agriculture, Gross Cropped Area, Population

"Agricultural Productivity in Goa: An Evaluation", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.888-894, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906J70.pdf

"Agricultural Productivity in Goa: An Evaluation", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp888-894, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906J70.pdf