2. It’s a great honors to express
my scene of gratitude and
feeling of indebtedness towards
my teacher
for her valuable gaudiness
to complete this assignment.
I am deeply indebted
to my parents and my friends

3. India is an agriculturally
important country. Two-
thirds of It’s population is
engaged in agricultural
activities. Agriculture is a
primary activity , which
produces most of the food
that we consume. Besides

4. Agriculture is the
cultivation
of animals, plants, fung
i and other life forms
for food, fiber, and
other products used to
sustain
life. Agriculture was
the key implement in the
rise of
sedentary human civiliz

5. • This type of farming is practiced in areas of
• high population pressure on land. It is
labor-intensive.

7. The ‘slash and burn’ agriculture is known as ‘Milpa’ in Mexico and Central
America ‘Conuco’ in Venezuela, ‘Roca 'in Brazil, ‘Masole’ in Central
Africa, ‘Ladang’ in Indonesia, ‘Ray’ in Vietnam. In India, this primitive form of
cultivation is called ‘Bear’ or ‘Dahiya’ in Madya Pradesh, ‘Padu’ or ‘Panda’ in
Andhra Pradesh, ‘Puma Debi’ or ‘Kaman’ or ‘Bringa’ in Orissa.

8.  Commercial Agriculture refers to a process
of large-scale production of crops for sale,
intended for widespread distribution to
wholesalers or retail outlets In
commercial farming crops such as wheat,
maize, tea, coffee, sugarcane, cashew,
rubber, banana, cotton are harvested and
sold into world markets Commercial
agriculture includes livestock production
and livestock grazing

9. THESE are also reflected in
agricultural practices and
cropping pattern in the country.
Various types of food and fiber
crops ,vegetables and fruits ,spices
India has three
and and condiments, etc
cropping seasons-
RABI.
KHARIF.
ZAID.

12. BAJRA GROWS WELL ON SANDY SOILS AND SHALLOW BLACK SOIL.
RAJASTHAN, U.P. , MAHARASHTRA, GUJRAT AND HARYANA ARE THE
REGIONS GOOD FOR BAJRA PRODUCTION.
JOWAR , BAJRA AND RAGI ARE THE IMPORTANT MILLETS GROWN
IN INDIA.

13. It is a crop which is used both as food and
fodder:
It is a kharif crop which
requires temperature
between 210C to 270C and
grows well in old alluvial
soil. In some states like
Bihar maize is grown in
rabi season also.

14. India is the largest producer as well as the consumer of pulses in the
world. These are the major source of protein in a vegetarian diet.
Major pulses that are grown in
India are tur (arhar), urad,
moong, masur , peas and
gram.
Pulses need less moisture and
survive even in dry conditions.

15. INDIA PRODUCES ABOUT FOUR PERCENT OF THE WORLD’S
COFFEE PRODUCTION.INDIAN COFFEE IS KNOWN IN THE
WORLD FOR ITS GOOD QUALITY.

16. INDIA IS THE LEADING PRODUCER AS WELL AS EXPORTER OF TEA IN
THE WORLD.
a) TEA CULTIVATION IS THE EXAMPLE OF PLANTANTION AGRICULTURE.
b) IT IS ALSO AN IMPORTANT BEVERAGE CROP INTRODUCED IN INDIA
INITIALLY BY THE BRITISH.
a) MAJOR TEA PRODUCING STATES ARE ASSAM, HILLS OF DARJAND JALPAIGURI
DISTRICTS, WEST BENGAL, TAMIL NADU AND KERELA.
b) APART FROM THESE, HIMANCHAL PRADESH, UTTRAKHAND, MEGHALAYA,
ANDRAPRADESH AND TRIPURA ARE ALSO TEA PRODUCING STATES IN THE
COUNTRY.

17. India is believed to be the original home of the cotton plant . Cotton is one the
main raw materials for cotton textile industry.
India is the third – largest producer of cotton in the world. Cotton grows well in
drier parts of black cotton soil of the Deccan plateau.
It requires high temperature , irrigation, 210 frost- free days & bright sunshine for
its growth

18.  It is known as the golden fiber . Jute grows well
on well- drained fertile soils in the food plains
where soils renewed every year .
 High temperature is required during the time of
growth. West Bengal , Bihar , Assam , Orissa&
Meghalaya are the are major jute producing
states.
 It is used in making gunny bags ,mats, ropes
, yarn , carpets and other artifacts .
 Due to its high cost, it is losing market to
synthetic fibers & packing materials, particularly
the nylon .