Essay on “Important Food Crops of India”– (4742 Words) Rice (Oryza Sativa): Rice is the most important staple food crop of India, which feed more than half of our population. India is the second largest producer of rice in the world after China and contributes nearly one third of the world’s production of rice. It occupies above 40 million hectares [...]
Read Essay on “Plantation Crops in India” (689 Words) Plantation crops are those crops which are grown on plantations covering large estates. Unlike, other crops, they are not annual crops and take 3-5 years to bear fruit after they are sown. But once they start bearing fruit, they continue to do so for 35-40 years. Image Source: kvkcard.org [...]
Factors Affecting Cropping Pattern in India – Essay Cropping pattern of any region depends upon many factors e.g. physical and technical factors, economic factors as well as on the government policies and actions. Image Source: upload.wikimedia.org 1. Physical and Technical Factors: These include the physical characteristic as soil, climate, weather rainfall etc. In the dry regions where the [...]