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Top Grapes Producing State of India

Around 25 Lakh tonnes of grapes are produced in India every year. The top Grapes producing states include Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Mizoram. The most...

September 22, 2015

Orange Production in India

India produces around 29 Lakh tonnes of Orange every year. Top orange producing states of India are Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra Rajasthan, Assam and Karnataka. The...

September 22, 2015

Current Banana Production in India

With an annual production of 265 Lakh tonnes; Banana is most produced fruit of India. Main Banana producing states are Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar,...

September 22, 2015

Current Apple Production in India

Around 20 Lakh tonnes of Apple is produced in India every year. The top apple producing states of India are Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand & Arunachal...

September 22, 2015

National Policy on Rubber

In June 2014, the NDA government had decided to set up an Expert Committee consisting of representative of various stakeholders in the Rubber Sector to examine the issues...

September 22, 2015

Government Schemes for Natural Rubber Industry in India

The government policy towards natural rubber can be divided into two parts viz. Support to traditional regions (Kerala & Tamil Nadu) and support to non-traditional regions (includes North...

September 22, 2015

Problems of Natural Rubber Industry in India

In recent years, natural rubber production in India is facing sharp decline. Currently, India is world’s fifth largest natural rubber producer and fourth largest consumer behind China, the...

September 22, 2015

Japan’s Campaigns in World War-II and the Rubber Crisis

The importance of rubber production from strategic and security reasons was realized during World War –II when Japan moved to conquer Southeast Asia, and made 90% of the...

September 22, 2015

Amazon Rubber Boom and Rubber Theft

Amazon Basin covers almost 40% of the South American continent and it is shared by eight countries viz. Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela. Out...

September 22, 2015

India’s Major Crops: Soyabean

Since time immemorial, Soyabean has served as meat, milk, cheese, bread as well as oil for the people of China and East Asia; and the ancient literature of...

September 22, 2015

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