Published Jan 05, 2024
West Bengal is popularly known for its rice production followed by jute, sesamum, tobacco, and tea. It produces around 146.05 lakh tons of rice on 2600 kilograms per hectare yield
This state is popular for sugarcane and wheat farming. Approx 59% of UP population are involved in the agriculture sector. This state also contributes 16.83% of the country’s total milk production.
Gujarat has seven agro-climatic zones and wide varieties of soil. Bajra, groundnut, cotton, maize, wheat, mustard, green gram and sugarcane are main crops produced in Gujarat.
Assam is the major rice and tea producing state in India and supports more than 75% of the state’s population. This state grows 52% of the total tea production of the country.
The primary crop of Haryana is oilseed, gram, corn, barley, sugarcane, cotton. Haryana is very well known as the “Food Mine” of the country.
In terms of World ranking, India is the second largest producer of wheat, rice, jute and milk. Around 60% rural Indian households make their living from agriculture.