Growth and Instability in Food Grains Production in Post Reform Period

Abstract

The growth rate of agricultural production is generally judged by the performance of food grains and non-food grains production. Of both items of agricultural production, food grain production is more significant due to two reasons. Firstly, it provides the base for subsistence by supplying basic food items and secondly, it is the only group of agricultural produce where Green revolution was introduced firstly and more successfully. Its importance has also increased due to the inception of World Trade Organization (WTO)