INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Jute, being one of the major cash crops grown in West Bengal, covers about 5.15 lakh hectare land and shares about three-fourth of the total production of the country. The Jute-Rice, a very popular cropping system in Terai Zone of West Bengal, is predominantly cultivated by the marginal and small farmers.

Detailed explanation-2: -Jute is a bast fibre crop and can be harvested at any stage after a certain period of vegetative growth, usually between 100 to 150 days.

Detailed explanation-3: -Jute is also known as golden fibre mainly because of its colour. It is a cash crop and can be very profitable for the economy as its export can bring in a lot of money into the economy. It is the second most important natural fibre after cotton and at present its demand has risen in India and also all around the world.

Detailed explanation-4: -In regions with a tropical climate, coffee, cocoa, sugar cane, bananas, oranges, cotton and jute are common cash crops.

Detailed explanation-5: -A cash crop is an agricultural crop which is grown for sale to return a profit. Major Cash Crops of India are sugarcane, tobacco, cotton, jute and oilseeds etc. Cotton is one of the most important cash crop in India. It is a dry region crop though it can grow also in the deltaic region.