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Agriculture in India - III: Cash Crops

ICSE · Class 10 · Geography

Summary of Agriculture in India - III: Cash Crops for ICSE Class 10 Geography. Key concepts, important points, and chapter overview.

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Overview

Cash crops are grown mainly for sale and industrial use rather than for direct food consumption. In India, important cash crops include fibre crops, oilseeds, sugarcane, tea, and coffee. These crops are important because they provide raw material for industries, support trade, and earn foreign excha

Key Concepts

Cotton is an important fibre crop

Cotton is an important fibre crop of India and the basic raw material for the cotton textile industry. It is a rabi as well as a kharif crop, dependin

Jute is the second most important

Jute is the second most important fibre crop of India and is called the golden fibre. It needs a tropical climate with high temperature between 24°C a

Mesta is a substitute for jute

Mesta is a substitute for jute plant. It has coarse fibre, is tolerant of drought, and is grown mainly in Bihar, Assam, and Odisha.

Oilseeds are important commercial crops grown

Oilseeds are important commercial crops grown for edible and non-edible oil. India has the largest area in production of oilseeds, and major oilseeds

Groundnut is the most important oilseed

Groundnut is the most important oilseed of India and accounts for about half of the major seeds produced in India. It is both a kharif and rabi crop,

Learning Objectives

  • Understand the meaning of cash crops and their importance in the Indian economy.
  • Identify the major cash crops of India and their uses.
  • Explain the climate, soil, and regional conditions needed for each crop.
  • Distinguish between different crop varieties and related farming processes.
  • Recognise the importance of processing methods such as ginning, retting, and ratooning.

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