INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

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: -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.

Detailed explanation-3: -The staple food that the majority of India consumes is rice. It is also grown through irrigation in areas that have less rainfall. It is the staple food of people living in the eastern and southern parts of India as it is easily available and at a low price. It is mostly grown in Andhra Pradesh, Odisha.

Detailed explanation-4: -Basmati rice is the most internationally well known of the rice grown in India.

Detailed explanation-5: -Rice is a food staple for more than 3.5 billion people around the world, particularly in Asia, Latin America, and parts of Africa. Rice has been cultivated in Asia for thousands of years. Scientists believe people first domesticated rice in India or Southeast Asia. Rice arrived in Japan in about 3, 000 years ago.