It is no surprise that India is a world leader in agriculture. India’s food grain production has been increasing year after year, with nearly half of the country’s workforce engaged in agriculture, and the country is among the top producers of several crops. It is the world’s largest producer of milk and the second largest producer of fruits and vegetables.
According to a World Trade Organization (WTO) study on the developments in world agricultural trade over the last 25 years, India entered the top 10 list of agricultural produce exporters in 2019 with a significant proportion of rice, cotton, soya beans, and meat exports.
Top 10 Agricultural Producers of India
Aside from cereals, pulses, and spices, India grows a considerable quantity of wheat, rice, and cotton, and has the world’s largest grains, rice, and cotton fields. Amazing right?! Here’s a list of India’s top 10 produces to help you with some insights of the largest sector of our country.
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RICE
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Rice is one of India’s most important grains. Furthermore, because rice is one of the most important food crops, this country has the most land under cultivation. It is, in fact, the country’s dominant crop. India is the world’s largest producer of this crop. This Kharif crop is the most important food crop, and as a tropical plant, it thrives in hot and humid climates. Rice is primarily grown in rain-fed areas with high annual rainfall.
- Due to these required in conditions, Rice is farmed in India’s eastern and western coastal areas, as well as in Northeast India and the Ganga drainage basin.
In terms of rice output, the country is ranked second in the globe. Rice is cultivated on roughly 34% of the country’s agricultural land. Rice cultivation accounts for 42 percent of total food crop production in the country.
Rice cultivated mostly in India, includes white rice and brown rice farmed in the eastern and southern regions.
- Thailand (38 percent), India (26 percent), and the United States were the major rice exporters in 1995. (19 percent ). In 2019, India (33%) surpassed Thailand (20%) to take the top rank, while Vietnam (12%) surpassed the United States to take third place.
WHEAT
https://www.foodbusinessnews.net/articles/17924-usda-sees-larger-2020-21-global-wheat-supply
It is considered as the main bread of Indian households and hence is used and produced in India in a number of ways. Wheat was brought to India as a required commodity and was consumed practically everyday. It is a valuable agricultural product that is abundant in proteins, carbs, and vitamins, as well as contributing to a healthy diet. Wheat is farmed predominantly in India’s northern states on a range of soils.
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- Punjab Haryana and Uttar Pradesh are India’s leading wheat producers.
Mangoes
Mango is the king of fruits in India. The summer season for mangoes is very important to the people of India. India is well-known for being a hotspot for exotic mangoes. It is a fruit with a distinct flavour and sweetness. The most well-known mango varieties in India are Alphonso, Hapus, Badami, Chausa, and Dasheri. Aside from that, mangoes of various varieties are available in Indian markets.
- Majorly produced in Maharshtra, Karnataka Himachal Pradesh and mostly tropical areas of the country.
Sugarcane
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Sugarcane is an agricultural commodity that has been used by Indian farmers since antiquity. Sugarcane, as we all know, is an indigenous agricultural commodity that belongs to the bamboo family. Gur, Sugar, and Khandsari are primarily derived from sugarcane. India is the ideal country for sugarcane cultivation, accounting for nearly two-thirds of total production. Alcohol is made from the leftover sugarcane raw material.
Uttar Pradesh, Maharshtra and Tamil Nadu are lead contributors of Sugarcane
Cotton
https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/top-cotton-producing-countries-in-the-world.html
After China and the United States, India has the world’s largest cotton cultivation area, and it is the world’s most important agricultural commodity or fibre crop. Cotton is the primary raw material for the cotton textile industries. Cotton is classified into three types: long staple cotton, short staple cotton, and medium staple cotton. In 2019, India is the world’s 3rd largest cotton exporter which is 7.6% and fourth-largest cotton importer that is 10% of the world.
It is majorly cultivated in Punjab Haryana and Rajasthan due to the perfect and suitable soil type.
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Bananas
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Bananas are an important agricultural commodity in India that are available all year. Bananas are delicious, nutritious, inexpensive, and have medicinal properties. It is the most popular fruit in India and has a high potential for export. In India, there are 15 to 20 varieties of bananas, and there are over 300 varieties of bananas worldwide.
Tomatoes
Tomatoes are a raw component in many Indian cuisines, chutneys, sauces, and salads, and India is once again the world’s second largest producer (18 percent).
Peanuts
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Peanuts are an edible seed, and India is the world’s second-largest producer (6.6%), behind China. Peanuts are a light snack on the Indian subcontinent, and they’re also utilised in chutney in south India.
Onions
The onion is a cultivated vegetable that is commonly utilised in Indian cuisine. China and India generated the majority of the world’s dried onion output (19.4%).
Chickpeas
Different varieties of chickpeas are named as Kabuli chana,Desi chickpea, Sprouted chickpea, Green chickpeas, and Bengal gramme, and perhaps the most prominent Indian culture dishes are created using chickpeas such as Chana masala, Dal, and aalo chaat.
Despite the unprecedented worldwide pandemic, India has been able to fulfil rising global demand, ministers think, and has emerged as a key global provider of food and other critical agricultural products.
Let’s support our farmers and hence the economy of our country.
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