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  2. Agriculture in India - Wikipedia

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    Worldwide employment In agriculture, forestry and fishing in 2021. India has one of the highest number of people employed in these sectors. As per the 2014 FAO world agriculture statistics India is the world's largest producer of many fresh fruits like banana, mango, guava, papaya, lemon and vegetables like chickpea, okra and milk, major spices like chili pepper, ginger, fibrous crops such as ...

  3. File:Major crop areas India.png - Wikipedia

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  4. Farming systems in India - Wikipedia

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    India is very dependent on its monsoon cycle for large crop yields. India's agriculture has an extensive background which goes back to at least 9 thousand years. In India, in the alluvial plains of the Indus River in Pakistan, the old cities of Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa experienced an apparent establishment of an organized farming urban culture.

  5. History of agriculture in the Indian subcontinent - Wikipedia

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    From 1891 to 1946, the annual growth rate of all crop output was 0.4 %, and food-grain output was practically stagnant. There were significant regional and intercrop differences, however, nonfood crops doing better than food crops. Among food crops, by far the most important source of stagnation was rice.

  6. List of largest producing countries of agricultural commodities

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    India China Egypt United States Iraq: Cabbage China India South Korea Russia Ukraine: Green bean China Indonesia India Turkey France: Green pea China India Iraq France United States: Chickpea India Australia Turkey Ethiopia Russia: Pulses (total) India Poland United Kingdom France Mozambique: Cauliflower and broccoli China

  7. Rice production in India - Wikipedia

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    It is, in fact, the dominant crop of the country. India is one of the leading producers of this crop. Rice is the basic food crop and being a tropical plant, it flourishes comfortably in a hot and humid climate. Rice is mainly grown in rain-fed areas that receive heavy annual rainfall. That is why it is fundamentally a kharif crop in India. It ...

  8. Deccan Plateau - Wikipedia

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    Agriculture is still the primary occupation in the region. [74] [75] Rice is the staple food and major crop in the region. [76] Others crops cultivated include sugarcane, banana, cotton, turmeric, millets, pulses, and spices. [77] [78] [79] The urban centres are significant contributors to the Indian and global Information Technology economy.

  9. Agriculture of Bihar - Wikipedia

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    This percentage is much higher than the all-India average of 42%. Such a high percentage of cultivated land is possible for two reasons. First, most of Bihar is a plain area suitable for agriculture. Second, most of the forest had been converted into farmland during the past 2,000 years. Currently, land under forest constitutes only 6% of the area.