But the question is – earlier the animals were important in the farming because of their ‘draught power’. Due to mechanization of agricultural operations and declining farm sizes;...
India has world’s largest dairy herd (cows and buffaloes) and world’s largest milk producer. The agricultural system of our country is predominantly a mixed crop-livestock farming system in...
Agriculture and Allied Sector contributed approximately 18% of GDP at 2011-12 prices. Of this, one third (6.6%) share is of the allied sector which includes Livestock, Forestry &...
There has been a common myth that India produces more food grains than fruits & vegetables. The fact is that fruits & vegetables are grown more than food...
In India, there is an existing imbalance in the cropping pattern of the food grains because a large proportion of the area under food grains is occupied by...
‘Cropping pattern’ and ‘cropping system’ are two terms used interchangeably; however these are two different concepts. While cropping pattern refers to the yearly sequence and spatial arrangement of...
With 415 Lakh tonnes production; India is third largest producer of Potato after China and Russia. Top potato producing states of India are Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Assam, Madhya...
With some 54 Lakh tonnes of Papaya production every year; India is world’s largest producer of this fruit. The largest Papaya producing states include Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka,...
India produced some 180 Lakh tonnes of Mango with major production in Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Bihar. There are hundreds of varieties of Mango in India...
India produces around 6 Lakh tonnes of Litchi mainly in Bihar, Uttarakhand, West Bengal and Jharkhand. Bihar alone accounts for nearly half of the country’s total litchi output....
