Major cropping seasons

Kharif and Rabi. The main crop grown in Kharif season is Rice and the main crop grown in Rabi is Wheat.

(a) Kharif:Crops are sown at the beginning of the south-west monsoon and harvested at the end of the south-west monsoon.

Sowing seasons – May to July
Harvesting season – September to October
Important crops: Jowar, bajra, rice, maize, cotton, groundnut, jute, hemp, sugarcane, tobacco, ete.

(b) Rabi:

Sowing season – October to December
Harvesting season – February to April
Important crops: wheat, barley, gram, linseed, mustard, masoor, pea~ and potatoes.

(c) Zaid:

Zaid kharif crops are sown in August-September and harvested in December-January.
Important crops: rice, jowar, rapeseed, cotton, oilseeds.
Zaid rabi crops are sown in February-March. Harvesting is in April-May.
Important crops: watermelon, toris, cucumber, leafy and other vegetables.

Relative facts:

@ India ranks second worldwide in rice production. West Bengal is the top state in rice production .

@ India ranks fourth in wheat production. Uttar Pradesh is the highest wheat producing state of India

@ India is the second most tea producing country and in India Assam is the most tea producing state.

@ Karnataka is the highest coffee producing state.

@ Maharashtra is the highest Jowar producer in India.

@ Bajra production Rajasthan

@ Ragi production Karnataka

@ Maharashtra is the largest producer of cotton

@ West Bengal is the largest producer of Jute

@ Ahmednagar district has highest number of sugar factories in Maharashtra.

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