WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -In Gujarat, cotton is cultivated in about 15.19 lakh hectares with an annual production of about 31.80 lakh bales of cotton (lint). In Gujarat, it is widely cultivated in almost all districts except part of Dangs and Valsad districts.

Detailed explanation-2: -Though, cotton crop is being grown in all the districts of the State except Valsad and Dangs, the prominent cotton growing districts are Surendranagar, Rajkot, Bhavnagar, Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Bharuch, Mehsana (including Patan) and Amreli.

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer. Gujarat and Maharashtra are the leading producers of Cotton because the moist climate of both the states is well suited for cotton cultivation and the temperature is ideal for the cotton industries as the cotton threads tend to break in dry climate while they rarely break in moist and humid climate.

Detailed explanation-4: -In India, cotton is grown in 9 major cotton growing States viz. Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan in Northern zone, Gujarat, Maharashtra and MP in Central zone and Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu in Southern zone. Besides, cotton is also grown in Orissa.

Detailed explanation-5: -As per state-wise estimate, the production may improve from 76.30 lakh bales to 91 lakh bales in Gujarat.