Cropping Seasons in India

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India has three cropping seasons — Rabi, Kharif and Zaid.
Rabi season contributes nearly 50% of the food grain production in India.
Note: India is the world's largest producer of milk, pulses and jute, and ranks as the second largest producer of rice, wheat, sugarcane, groundnut, vegetables, fruit and cotton.

Top Crop Producing States in India

Crop	State
The largest producer of paddy in India	West Bengal
The largest producer of wheat in India	Uttar Pradesh
The largest producer of sugarcane in India	Uttar Pradesh
The largest producer of potato in India	Uttar Pradesh
The largest producer of groundnut in India	Gujarat
The largest producer of tea in India	Assam
The largest producer of coffee in India	Karnataka
The largest producer of jute in India	West Bengal
The largest producer of tobacco in India	Andhra Pradesh
The largest producer of bananas in India	Tamil Nadu
The largest producer of cassava in India	Tamil Nadu
The largest producer of saffron in India	Jammu & Kashmir
The largest producer of onion in India	Maharashtra
The largest producer of cashew nuts in India	Maharashtra
The largest producer of garlic in India	Madhya Pradesh
The largest producer of black pepper in India	Kerala
The largest producer of cotton in India	Gujarat
The largest producer of bamboos in India	Assam
The largest producer of litchis in India	Bihar
The largest producer of small cardamom in India	Kerala
The largest producer of large cardamom in India	Sikkim
The largest producer of Chilli in India	Andhra Pradesh