CROPPING PATTERN IN INDIA
(Geography CBSE Std IX, Chapter 4 Agriculture)
(Geography KERALA Std X, Chapter 5 India - Economic Geography )
EXTRA SHOTS!
* If required temperature is available, the altitude of a place is note at all a problem for the cultivation of paddy. It grows at an altitude of over 2000m in Kashmir and Kuttanad in Kerala, which is below sea level.
(Geography CBSE Std IX, Chapter 4 Agriculture)
(Geography KERALA Std X, Chapter 5 India - Economic Geography )
EXTRA SHOTS!
India is one of the countries where agriculture has got a very important place. Like other resources, agricultural resources have significant influence on Indian economy. Three fourths of her population depend on agriculture. Agriculture sector is the source of raw materials for many industries. It makes the food basket richer for a nation like India which stands second in the world in terms of population
Variety in seasonal crops is the peculiarity of our agricultural sector. Agricultural crops are classified into three, based on seasonal changes. Diverse types of crops that are cultivated all over the world are also cultivated in India. But it is not possible to cultivate all the crops in all the seasons.( observe the table given below);
Name
|
Sowing Period
|
Harvest Period
|
Major Crops
|
Kharif
|
June
(Beginning of Monsoon) |
September – October
( End of Monsoon)
|
Paddy*, Maize, jower, bajra, tur(arhar), moong, urd, cotton, jute,
groundnut, soyabean, millets
|
Rabi
|
October to December
(Beginning Winter)
|
April to June
( Summer )
|
Wheat, barley, peas, gram, mustard, tobacco, pulses, linseed
|
Zaid*
|
March
(Beginning Summer)
|
June
(Beginning Monsoon)
|
Fruits, Vegetables and fodder crops ( Watermelon, muskmelon,
cucumber, etc.)
|
* If required temperature is available, the altitude of a place is note at all a problem for the cultivation of paddy. It grows at an altitude of over 2000m in Kashmir and Kuttanad in Kerala, which is below sea level.
* In between the rabi and kharif seasons, there is a short season during the summer months known as the Zaid season ( See the chapter)
Food crops - Paddy, wheat, maize, jower, bajra, ragi, barley etc.
Cash crops - Cotton, Jute, Sugarcane
Plantation Crops - Tea, Coffee, Rubber,
Fibre Crops - Cotton, Jute
Oil Seeds - Groundnut, mustard, coconut, gingelly, linseed, Caster seed
Beverage crops - Tea, Coffee, Cocoa
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