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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. Farming systems in India - Wikipedia

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    Each region in India has a specific soil and climate that is only suitable for certain types of farming. Many regions on the western side of India experience less than 50 cm of rain annually, so the farming systems are restricted to cultivate crops that can withstand drought conditions and farmers are usually restricted to single cropping. [3]

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

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  5. 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 ...

  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. 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.

  8. Andaman and Nicobar Islands - Wikipedia

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    Only about 48,675 hectares (120,280 acres) of land, which is about 6% of the total land area, can be used for agriculture. [80] Rice is the main food crop, grown in about 20% of the arable land. [81] Most of the food for consumption is imported from mainland India. [80] Coconut and arecanut are the cash crops grown in the Nicobar islands. [80]

  9. History of agriculture in the Indian subcontinent - Wikipedia

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    In the period of the Neolithic Revolution, roughly 8000-4000 BCE, [11] Agro pastoralism in India included threshing, planting crops in rows and storing grain in granaries. [3] [12] Barley —either of two or of six rows— and wheat cultivation—along with the rearing of cattle, sheep and goat—was visible in Mehrgarh by 8000-6000 BCE.