INDIAN AGRICULTURE AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
AGRICULTURE ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
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Millet
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Tobacco
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Maize
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Groundnut
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Detailed explanation-1: -Millets, Jowar, and pulses are cultivated in dry farming areas. In Gujarat, wheat and gram are grown in humid soil after the monsoon season.
Detailed explanation-2: -Ragi is a crop that is suitable for dryland farming since it requires rainfall in the range of 700-1200 mm on an annual basis. Rice, jute and sugarcane all require more rainfall. Dryland farming is referred to as the practice of farming in semi-arid areas with drought-resistant crops and moisture conservation.
Detailed explanation-3: -India is the world’s largest producer of milk, pulses and jute, and ranks as the second largest producer of rice, wheat, sugarcane, groundnut, vegetables, fruit and cotton. It is also one of the leading producers of spices, fish, poultry, livestock and plantation crops.