HORTICULTURE

Detailed explanation-1: -Rice is a staple food of South India. Rice covers one-third of the total cultivated area of India. It provides food to more than half of the Indian population. Wheat is the second most important crop of India after Rice.

Detailed explanation-2: -Basmati rice is the most internationally well known of the rice grown in India.

Detailed explanation-3: -The South Karnataka cuisine is dominated by steamed rice, and ragi (finger millet) and the traditional dish is the Ragi ball (Ragi mudde). Other must-try dishes include Benne Dose (Butter dose), Akki Roti and Ragi Roti. Also, there is a vast variety of rice dishes, like Bisi bele bhath, Kesari Bath and Vangi Bath.

Detailed explanation-4: -The staple food that the majority of India consumes is rice. India is one of the largest producers of rice in the world and is grown mostly in the eastern and southern parts of the country because of the favorable conditions. It is a Kharif crop as it is the most dominant crop in the country.