Important Short Notes On Agriculture in India !!!!!!

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Important Short Notes On Agriculture in India !!!!!!

Agriculture in India : 

Agriculture is the science of cultivating the soil, harvesting crops, and raising livestock and also as the science or art of the production of plants and animals useful to man and in varying degrees the preparation of such products for man's use and their disposal.

Cropping Seasons in India :

Kharif Crops of India:

• Sown in summers between May and July, and harvested after the rains, in September and October.

• Eg: Rice, Jowar, Bajra, Maize, Cotton, Jute, Sugarcane, Tobacco, Groundnut, Pulses, etc.

Rabi Crops of India

• Sown at the beginning of winter and harvested before the onset of the summer season, between Feb and April.

• Eg: Wheat, barley, oil seeds, gram, potatoes, etc.

Zayad Crops

•  They are raised between April and June.

•  E.g. : Melon, watermelon, cucumber, toris, leafy and other vegetables.

Cash Crops of India (Commercial Crops) :

• Grown mainly for the market, only a small portion of the product is consumed by the farmers themselves (cotton, sugarcane etc.)