CROPPING SEASONS IN INDIA
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Context
- Unseasonal rains and hail affect Rabi crops in North India.
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.