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  3. 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 ...

  4. Rice production in India - Wikipedia

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    It is the dominant crop of the country. India is one of the leading producers of this crop. Rice is the basic food crop and being a tropical plant, it flourishes comfortably in a hot and humid climate. Rice is mainly grown in rain-fed areas that receive heavy annual rainfall. That is why it is fundamentally a kharif crop in India. It demands a ...

  5. Kharif crop - Wikipedia

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    Rice is the most important Kharif crop of India. It is grown in rain-fed areas with hot and humid climates, especially the eastern and southern parts of India. Rice requires a temperature of 16–20 °C (61–68 °F) during the growing season and 18–32 °C (64–90 °F) during ripening.

  6. Rabi crop - Wikipedia

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    The crops are grown either with rainwater that has percolated into the ground or using irrigation. Good rain in winter spoils rabi crops but is good for kharif crops. The major rabi crop in India is wheat, followed by barley, mustard, sesame and peas. Peas are harvested early, as they are ready early: Indian markets are flooded with green peas ...

  7. Agriculture of Bihar - Wikipedia

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    This percentage is much higher than the all-India average of 42%. Such a high percentage of cultivated land is possible for two reasons. First, most of Bihar is a plain area suitable for agriculture. Second, most of the forest had been converted into farmland during the past 2,000 years. Currently, land under forest constitutes only 6% of the area.

  8. Paddy field - Wikipedia

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    Paddy is cultivated at least twice a year in most parts of India, the two seasons being known as Rabi and Kharif respectively. The former cultivation is dependent on irrigation, while the latter depends on the Monsoon. The paddy cultivation plays a major role in socio-cultural life of rural India.

  9. List of largest producing countries of agricultural commodities

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    India: Mushrooms and truffles China Japan India: Okra India Nigeria Mali: Onions and shallots, dry India China Egypt: Onions and shallots, green China Mali Angola: Other beans, green China Indonesia India: Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. China India Vietnam: Peas, green China India Pakistan: Pumpkins, squash and gourds China Russia