Agricultural Producing States in India
Agricultural Producing States in India
Professor Jimerman says that people try to fulfil their own demands by producing grains with the help of plants and creatures of our environment. That is called as Agriculture. So, agriculture includes cultivation of grains (Rice, wheat, peas, Jute, Garlic, Sesame seed, Cashew nut, sunflower seed, Millet, etc.), animals, fish , meat, eggs and collecting forest products etc.
Agriculture in India dates back to Indus Valley Civilization. Agriculture in India is livelihood and income source for a majority of the population. With the advancement of technology and equipment and with better irrigation facility, agricultural sector in India is improving continuously. Here is a list of top agricultural product producing states in India. Here we are providing list of agricultural product and states name according to their positions.
Crops name | 1st Position | 2nd position | 3rd position |
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Rice | West Bengal | Uttar Pradesh | Punjab |
Wheat | Uttar Pradesh | Madhya Pradesh | Punjab |
Jowar | Maharashtra | Karnataka | Tamilnadu |
Bajra | Rajasthan | Uttar Pradesh | Gujarat |
Maize | Karnataka | Madhya Pradesh | Bihar |
Ragi | Karnataka | Tamilnadu | Uttarakhand |
Small Millets Kharif | Uttarakhand | Madhya Pradesh | Andhra Pradesh |
Barley | Rajasthan | Uttar Pradesh | Madhya Pradesh |
Coarse Cereals | Rajasthan | Karnataka | Madhya Pradesh |
Tur | Madhya Pradesh | Maharashtra | Karnataka |
Gram | Madhya Pradesh | Karnataka | Rajasthan |
Urad | Madhya Pradesh | Andhra Pradesh | Tamilnadu |
Moong | Rajasthan | Andhra Pradesh | Tamilnadu |
Other Pulses | Madhya Pradesh | Uttar Pradesh | Rajasthan |
Pulses | Madhya Pradesh | Rajasthan | Maharashtra |
Groundnut | Gujarat | Rajasthan | Tamilnadu |
Castorseed | Gujarat | Rajasthan | Andhra Pradesh |
Sesamum | West Bengal | Madhya Pradesh | Uttar Pradesh |
Nigerseed | Madhya Pradesh | Orissa | Chhattisgarh |
Soyabean | Madhya Pradesh | Maharashtra | Rajasthan |
Sunflower | Karnataka | Haryana | Andhra Pradesh |
Sugarcane | Uttar Pradesh | Maharashtra | Karnataka |
Cotton | Gujarat | Maharashtra | Telangana |
Jute | West Bengal | Bihar | Assam |
Tobacco | West Bengal | Bihar | Assam |
Tea | Assam | West Bengal | Tamilnadu |
Coffee | Karnataka | Kerala | Tamilnadu |
Foodgrains | Uttar Pradesh | Madhya Pradesh | Punjab |