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Wheat crops help to earn money.
Wheat is a Rabi crop. It is the second most Sugarcane
important food crop in India. India ranks India is a leading producer of sugarcane.
fourth in the production of wheat in the In India, the states of Uttar Pradesh,
world. In India, wheat is a winter crop. Maharashtra and Karnataka lead in the
The highest quantity of wheat in the production of sugarcane. Sugar and
country is grown in Uttar Pradesh. jaggery (gur) are made from sugarcane.
Punjab, Haryana and Madhya Pradesh
are also major wheat producing states.
Millets
Millets are coarse grains such as jowar,
ragi and bajra. These grains are grown in
areas where there is not enough water.
These grains are grown in Rajasthan,
Sugarcane
Gujarat, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. Tea
Tea is a popular drink in India and abroad.
India is the world’s largest producer of
tea. Tea grows well in a hot and wet
climate. It is cultivated on the mountains
and hill slopes of Assam, West Bengal
and Tripura.
Millets Coffee
Pulses
Coffee is the second most popular drink
India is the world’s largest producer and of India. India exports coffee. It is grown
consumer of pulses. They are grown in dry in the south Indian states of Karnataka,
climate regions in India. Pulses are a Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Hill slopes are
source of proteins in the diet of the people. suitable for coffee plantation. Coffee is
They include lentils (dals) such as moong, produced on a large scale in the Nilgiri
masoor, arhar and gram. Madhya Pradesh mountain range.
is the leading state for production of pulses.
Cotton
Cash Crops Cotton is a fibre crop. It is used to make
The crops which can earn money, cloth. It is the most important cash crop in
particularly foreign exchange are known India. It is grown in the black soil regions of
as cash crops . Sugarcane, tea, coffee, Punjab, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra
cotton and jute are cash crops. These Pradesh, Karnataka and Maharashtra.
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