Beating the monsoon

Agricultural output may ebb this year owing to an inadequate and erratic monsoon, but that should not obscure the fact that several states have reported sustained and high agricultural growth in the recent past — including states that have been chronic laggards. An assessment of agricultural growth in selected states by the apex trade and industry body Assocham has ranked – quite predictably – Gujarat at the top with the highest compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.97 per cent in the decade between 2000-01 and 2009-10.

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