GROUNDNUT CROP
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Context
- Gujarat is expected to harvest a record groundnut crop of 38.55 lakh tonnes during the current kharif season, which is about 8.74% higher when compared to previous year.
About
- Peanut or groundnut (Arachis hypogaea), is a species in the legume or "bean" family. The peanut was first domesticated and cultivated in the valleys of Paraguay.
- India is the second largest producer of groundnuts in the world.
- China is the largest producer as well as consumer of groundnut in the world.
- Indian groundnuts are available in different varieties: Bold or Runner, Java or Spanish and Red Natal.
- The main Groundnut varieties produced in India are Kadiri-2, Kadiri-3, BG-1, BG-2, Kuber , GAUG-1, GAUG-10, PG-1 , T-28, T-64, Chandra, Chitra, Kaushal, Parkash, Amber etc.
- Ground Nuts are important protein crops in India grown mostly under rain-fed conditions.
- Major Growing States: Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra ,Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, and Uttar Pradesh
- Major Export Destinations (2020-21): Indonesia, Vietnam Soc Rep, China P Rp, Philippines, Malaysia.