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  2. Farming systems in India - Wikipedia

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    Irrigation farming is very important for crop cultivation in regions of seasonal or low rainfall. Western U.P., Punjab, Haryana, parts of Bihar, Orissa, A.P., Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and other regions thrive on irrigation and generally practice multiple or double cropping. With irrigation, a large variety of crops can be produced such as rice ...

  3. Belagavi district - Wikipedia

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    64.2%. Precipitation. 823 millimetres (32.4 in) Website. belagavi.nic.in. Belagavi district, formerly also known as Belgaum district, [5] is a district in the state of Karnataka, India. The district is known as the sugar bowl of Karnataka with 150,000 hectares being used for commercial production. [6] It has overtaken Mandya district in ...

  4. Agrarian society - Wikipedia

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    Rural area. An agrarian society, or agricultural society, is any community whose economy is based on producing and maintaining crops and farmland. Another way to define an agrarian society is by seeing how much of a nation's total production is in agriculture. In agrarian society, cultivating the land is the primary source of wealth.

  5. Bunt (community) - Wikipedia

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    The Suralu Palace is a State protected Monument which was partially restored in 2016 with help from the Government of Karnataka. [45] Some other houses of the Bunts that preserve medieval architecture include the Kodial Guthu house of Mangalore. [46] [47] Badila Guthu [48] in Kannur, Shetty Bettu, [49] Puthige Guthu, Markada Guthu [49] and ...

  6. Karnataka - Wikipedia

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    Karnataka. Karnataka (/ kərˈnɑːtəkə / kər-NAH-tə-kə; ISO: Karnāṭaka, Kannada: [kɐɾˈnaːʈɐkɐ]) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed as Mysore State on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, and renamed Karnataka in 1973. The state is bordered by the Lakshadweep Sea to the ...

  7. Agriculture in India - Wikipedia

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    Worldwide employment In agriculture, forestry and fishing in 2021. India has one of the highest number of people employed in these sectors. As per the 2014 FAO world agriculture statistics India is the world's largest producer of many fresh fruits like banana, mango, guava, papaya, lemon and vegetables like chickpea, okra and milk, major spices like chili pepper, ginger, fibrous crops such as ...

  8. Koraga people - Wikipedia

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    Koraga people. A Koraga tribesman, ca. 1909. The Koraga are a tribal community or indigenous community found mainly in the Dakshina Kannada, Udupi districts of Karnataka and the Kasaragod district of Kerala, south India. These areas in Karnataka, are altogether often referred to as Tulunaad, which roughly corresponds to the boundaries of the ...

  9. Unification of Karnataka - Wikipedia

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    e. The Unification of Karnataka or Karnataka Ekikarana refers to the formation of the Indian state of Karnataka (then named Mysore State) in 1956 when several Indian states were created by redrawing borders based on linguistic demographics. Decades earlier during British rule, the demand for a state based on Kannada demographics had been made.