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Cropping Seasons in India

12th July, 2021 Agriculture

Context

  • Kharif sowing lagging by 10%.

 

About

  • 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

 

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/agriculture/kharif-sowing-till-july-9-lagging-by-10/articleshow/84291184.cms