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Agriculture in India

Telangana Board · Class 9 · Social Studies

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1

Types of Farming Systems in India

  • Subsistence Farming: Divided into Simple Subsistence (shifting/slash-and-burn agriculture using primitive tools) and Intensive Subsistence (high population density areas with biochemical inputs)
  • Commercial Farming: Uses modern inputs like HYV seeds, chemical fertilizers, and pesticides for higher productivity
  • Plantation Agriculture: Single crop grown on large areas (tea, coffee, rubber, sugarcane, banana)
2

Cropping Seasons in India

  • Rabi Crops: Sown October-December, harvested April-June (wheat, barley, peas, gram, mustard)
  • Kharif Crops: Sown with monsoon onset, harvested September-October (paddy, maize, jowar, bajra, cotton, jute, groundnut)
  • Zaid Crops: Summer season between rabi and kharif (watermelon, muskmelon, cucumber, vegetables, fodder crops)
3

Major Food Crops of India

  • Rice (Paddy): Staple food, kharif crop, needs high temperature (>25°C), high humidity, >100cm rainfall. Major producers: West Bengal, UP, Punjab, Haryana
  • Wheat: Second most important cereal, rabi crop, needs cool growing season, 50-75cm rainfall. Major producers: Punjab, Haryana, UP, MP
  • Maize: Food and fodder crop, kharif (rabi in Bihar), 21-27°C temperature. Major producers: Karnataka, UP, Bihar
4

Non-Food Crops and Cash Crops

  • Sugarcane: Tropical/subtropical, 21-27°C, 75-100cm rainfall, manual labor intensive. UP and Maharashtra are top producers
  • Oil Seeds: India is largest producer globally, covers 12% of cropped area. Groundnut (kharif), mustard and linseed (rabi)
  • Tea: Plantation crop, needs warm, moist, frost-free climate. Major producers: Assam, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala

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Indian agriculture includesIndia has three main cropping seasonsFood crops include rice (mainlyIntroduced in 1960sAbout 67% of Indian farmers

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