Fibre crops provide us with fibre for preparing cloth, bags, sacks and several other nutrients. Even Jute can be used for coarse clothing. Crop Conditions States in India India’s Position Cotton India grows both short-staple cotton and long-staple cotton – ‘Narma’ Kharif crop Semi-arid areas. High Temperature, Light rainfall – a total of 900mm Clear…
Plantation Crops are a group of perennial crops that are grown commercially in large areas for sale rather than personal consumption. These are large-scale monoculture setups. They require large-scale capital investment. These are also known as Cash Crops. These are generally cultivated on an extensive scale in contiguous areas, owned and managed by an individual…
Sugarcane is classified as a bio-energy crop. It is grown for its rich carbohydrate content for the production of bio-ethanol and as a natural sweetener in foods. India is the 2nd largest producer of sugarcane in the world, after Brazil. Sugarcane is classified as a long-duration crop with a period of 10 to 15 months….
Horticulture crops: [hortus (garden) and cultūra (cultivation)] – a branch of agriculture concerned with the cultivation, production and sale of fruits, vegetables, flowers, herbs, and ornamental or exotic plants. It is concerned with intensively cultured plants directly used by man for food, medicinal purposes and aesthetic gratification. Did You know? M.H. Marigowda is considered the Father of Indian Horticulture. He…
Oil seeds are used for extracting oil. Groundnut, rapeseed, Mustard, soybean and sunflower are the main oilseeds grown in India. It is a Dryland crop and occupies 14% of the country – with areas including the Malwa plateau, Marathwada, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Telangana and Rayalseema region. Crop Conditions States in India India’s Position Groundnut Largely rainfed…
Pulses are edible seeds of plants in the legume family and generally grow in pods. The term ‘pulses’ is limited to crops harvested solely as dry grains, which differentiates them from other vegetable crops that are still green while being harvested. Therefore, the term pulses refers to leguminous crops except: Green beans and green peas…
Millets or Coarse grain cereals are Small-seeded hardy crops belonging to the Gramineae family which can grow well in dryland areas and marginal conditions of soil fertility. These are also known as ‘nutria-millets/nutria-cereals’: high nutritional value having great potential in contributing substantially to food and nutritional security of the country. Millets in India: The three…
Food Grain A grain is a small, hard, dry fruit – with or without an attached hull layer – harvested for human or animal consumption. Cereals, the food grains, occupy 2/3rd of the total cropped area. These are the most dominant crops in every part of the country. Based on the structure of grains, classified…
A cropping pattern refers to the arrangement and sequence of crops grown on a piece of land over a specific period. It involves decisions about the types of crops to be cultivated, their spatial arrangement, and the timing of their planting and harvesting. Different cropping patterns are employed based on factors like climate, soil type,…
Given India’s need for the development of infrastructure, several models for infrastructure development have been developed. Types of Investment Models 1. Public Investment Model: The government requires revenue for investment financed through taxes. Properly targeted public investment can do much to Revive the economy during an extended period of weak economic growth. Large pools of…
