Wheat is an important staple food crop throughout the globe. India is the second largest producer of wheat after China. Being an agrarian state leading in area and production of wheat in India, Uttar Pradesh holds a prominent place in wheat production. The present study examines the growth and instability in wheat area, production and productivity in Uttar Pradesh state over a period of 1950-51 to 2015-16 and also the study tries to decompose the major factors contributing to growth of wheat production in the state. The analysis revealed that throughout the whole period, there is positive significant growth rate in area, production and yield. Sub-period wise analysis showed variations in the rate of growth through different time periods. | Wheat production in uttar pradesh – A study on the growth and instability over time
