Litchi is an important sub-tropical fruit crop and is considered as the queen of fruits in India. Litchi reached India through Burma during the 18th century. Presently, India and China accounts for 90 percent of total litchi production in the world. India ranks second to China both in terms of area and production of litchi.Litchi is a popular fruit on the fruit platters of Indian households, with domestic consumption alone accounting for 98 to 99 percent of the litchi production in the country. Within India, among all the litchi growing states like West Bengal, Jharkhand, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Punjab, etc. Bihar alone contributed 41.79 percent of country's total litchi production for the year 2021-22. While Assam stands at sixth position in terms of area and fourth in terms of production for the year 2021-22.
The present study revolves around the status of GI tagged Tezpur Litchi that is exclusively found in the Sonitpur district of Assam. Compound growth rate, coefficient of variation and decomposition analysis were used to analyse the growth, stability and effect of area and yield on production of litchi crop in the study area. The study revealed that during the period from 2002-03 to 2021-22, the area, production and productivity of litchi in the state increased significantly with compound growth rate of 1.92 percent, 5.59 percent and 3.59 percent respectively. In terms of variability, production showed highest variation with 29.60 percent, followed by productivity with 20.44 percent and then area with 11.29 percent. The study revealed that during the study period, the greatest effect on litchi production was from the cultivated area, contributing 51.91 percent, followed by interaction effects at 25.70 percent, and yield at 22.35 percent.
Gunjan Bora, Horindra Gogoi, Borsha Neog, Trishnalee Saikia, Priyangshi Hazarika, Bhaskar J Bhuyan, Ipshita Bhuyan. Dynamics of Tezpur litchi cultivation in Sonitpur district of Assam. Int J Agric Extension Social Dev 2025;8(10):360-364. DOI: 10.33545/26180723.2025.v8.i10f.2556
