Q. With respect to Indian agriculture, ‘Kodo’, ‘Kutki’, ‘Chenna’, ‘Sanwa’ are the varieties of which of the following crops”?
Answer:
Nutri crops
Notes:
- The three major millet crops currently growing in India are jowar (sorghum), bajra (pearl millet) and ragi (finger millet).
- Along with that, India grows a rich array of bio-genetically diverse and indigenous varieties of “small millets” like kodo, kutki, chenna and sanwa.
- Major producers include Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Haryana.