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Agriculture in India

Agriculture refers to cultivating crops and plantations to produce food and goods. It involves growing crops like wheat, rice, pulses, cotton, sugarcane, jute, and oil seeds. Crops are categorized as food crops, like wheat and rice which are staples in India, or cash crops, which are grown for profit, such as sugarcane, tea, oilseeds, jute, and cotton. India's agriculture depends on varied climates across its regions for different crop cultivation.

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Agriculture in India

Agriculture refers to cultivating crops and plantations to produce food and goods. It involves growing crops like wheat, rice, pulses, cotton, sugarcane, jute, and oil seeds. Crops are categorized as food crops, like wheat and rice which are staples in India, or cash crops, which are grown for profit, such as sugarcane, tea, oilseeds, jute, and cotton. India's agriculture depends on varied climates across its regions for different crop cultivation.

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Agriculture in India

Agricultural Farming What is


Agriculture? Agriculture refers to the
human activity of cultivating crops and
plantation for production of food and
goods such as wheat, rice, pulses,
cotton, sugarcane, jute, oil seeds, etc.
Agriculture consists of two words – agri
and culture. Agri means the land and
culture means to cultivate or tend.

What is Agriculture?
Agriculture refers to the human activity of cultivating crops and plantation for production of food and
goods such as wheat, rice, pulses, cotton, sugarcane, jute, oil seeds, etc. Agriculture consists of two
words – agri and culture. Agri means the land and culture means to cultivate or tend.
Farming is one of the oldest and major economic activity of our country. Variety of crops are grown by
Indian farmers. Crops are categorised into two types – food crops and cash crops.
Types of Crops
Food crops – A crop produced for use as food, either for sale commercially or for use by the farmer is
called food crops.
Cash crops – A crop which is grown by farmer only to sell for profit is called cash crops.
Food Crops - Example of food crops are wheat, rice, maize, bajra, gram, masur, arhar, etc. Wheat and
rice are main staple food for majority of Indians.
Wheat

Wheat

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Wheat is the main cereal crop in India. In India, wheat is mainly grown in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and
Haryana. It is the staple food of this region. Wheat is mainly grown in winter. It needs a cool, moist
weather during the major portion of the growing period followed by dry, warm weather to enable the
grain to ripen properly. Areas with a warm and damp climate are not suitable for wheat growing.

Rice

Rice
India is an important centre of rice cultivation. The rice is cultivated on the largest areas in India. In
India, rice are mainly grown in the northern plain, Assam and the coastal regions of eastern and western
India. Rice crop needs a hot and humid climate. It is best suited to regions which have high humidity and
plenty of water.
Maize

Maize
In India, maize is the third most important food crops after rice and wheat. The maize is cultivated
throughout the year in all states of India for various purposes including grain, fodder, sweet corn, baby
corn and pop corn. It is mainly cultivated in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Bihar,
Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh. It is grown in temperatures between 18°C and
27°C during the day and around 14°C during the night.
Millets

Millet
Bajra, jowar and ragi are examples of millets. It is chiefly cultivated in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Andhra
Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Gujarat. Millets are nutrient-rich grains. Millets can
grow in poor soil conditions with less water, fertiliser and pesticides.
Cash Crops
Sugarcane, tea, coconut, jute and cotton are some cash crops grown in India. Oilseeds like groundnut,
mustard and sunflower are also important cash crops.

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Sugarcane

Sugarcane
Largest sugarcane producing state of India is Uttar Pradesh. The second and third largest states are
Maharashtra and Karnataka. Other main sugarcane producing states of India are Bihar, Assam, Haryana,
Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. Sugarcane needs hot and humid climate, and plenty of water
for good production. Sugar is made from sugarcane juice.
Tea

Tea
India is the largest producer and exporter of tea in the world. Assam and West Bengal are the main tea-
producing states of India. Tea needs warm and humid climate for good growth. It is usually grown on hill
slopes because tea cannot grow in standing water.
Oilseeds

Mustard Plant

Sunflower

Peanuts

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Seeds from which oil is extracted are called oilseeds. Oil from some oilseeds such as sunflower, mustard
and peanuts are used for cooking food. Some oilseeds are important raw materials for the production of
soap, cosmetics, ointments, etc. Oilseeds are grown in Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Haryana.
Jute

Jute Bag
Jutes are grown in hot and damp climate. The fibre from the jute plant is used for making bags, curtains,
chair coverings, carpets, ropes, etc. In India, jute is mainly grown in West Bengal.
Cotton

Cotton
Cottons grows well in black soil. Warm and dry climate is best suitable for growth of cotton and to help
the cotton bolls to ripen and burst. Cotton boll is used to make cotton fabric. In India, cotton are grown in
Punjab, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.

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