What are the major agricultural products in India?

Answer 1

Rubber: It is an equatorial crop, but under special conditions, it is also grown in tropical and sub-tropical areas. It requires moist and humid climate with rainfall of more than 200 cm. and temperature above 25°C. Rubber is an important industrial raw material. It is mainly grown in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andaman and Nicabar islands and Garo hills of Meghalaya. India ranks fifth among the world's natural rubber producers.

Cotton: India is believed to be the original home of the cotton plant. Cotton is one of the main raw materials for cotton textile industry. India is the third-largest producer of cotton in the world. Cotton grows well in drier parts of the black cotton soil of the Deccan plateau. It requires high temperature, light rainfall or irrigation, 210 frost-free days and bright sunshine for its growth. It is a kharif crop and requires 6 to 8 months to mature. Major cotton-producing states are --- Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Andhra pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh.

Jute: It is known as the golden fibre. Jute grows well on well-drained fertile soils in the flood plains

where soils are renewed every year. High temperature is required during the time of growth. West Bengal, Bihar, Assam, Orissa and Meghalaya are the major jute producing states. It is used in making gunny bags, mats, ropes, yarn, carpets and other artefacts. Due to its high cost, it is losing market to synthetic fibres and packing materials, particularly the nylon

Answer 2

tea, tropical fruits, pigeon peas, spices, lemons, limes, cow milk, goat milk, Buffalo milk *yes Buffalo milk*, coffee, silk coconut, papaya and lots lots more.

Answer 3

Its cashew nuts, cotton, juice, spices, sugarcane, tea, and tobacco.

Answer 4

the major crops grown in different parts of India are :rice

wheat

millets

maize

cotton

jute

coffee