Sown: June-July

Harvested: September-October
CROP TEMPERAT RAINFALL SOIL AREA-INDIA WORLD MISCELLANEOUS government’s initiatives
URE
RICE  22-32°C Around 150-300 Deep clayey and loamy soil. WB>PJ>UP>A China>India In states like Assam, West National Food Security Mission,
with high cm. P>BI >Indonesia Bengal and Odisha, three Hybrid Rice Seed Production
1 humidity. crops of paddy are grown and Rashtriya Krishi Vikas
in a year. These are Aus, Yojana cultivation.
Aman and Boro.
MAIZE Between Mostly grown in Old alluvial soil. KA>MH>MP USA> India is the seventh largest Technology Mission on Maize
21-27°C regions with China>Brazi producer worldwide.
semi-arid l It is used both as food and
conditions (25 – fodder.
75 cm rainfall)
where rice and
2 wheat
production is not
possible.It
cannot be grown
in areas of more
than 100 cm
rainfall.
MILLETS- Between 50-100 cm. Can be grown in inferior RJ>UP>GJ>M India>Nigeri • These are also known as National Agricultural Insurance
JOWAR{Sorghum), 27-32°C alluvial or loamy soil because P a> Niger> coarse grains, which Scheme, Initiative for Nutritional
BAJRA(Bull Rush they are less sensitive to soil China have high nutritional Security through Intensive
Millet) de ciencies. value. Ragi is very rich in Millets Promotion
RAGI (Finger Millet) iron, calcium, other micro
3 nutrients and roughage.

• Jowar is the third most

important food crop with
respect to area and
production.

SOYABEAN

COTTON 21°C and 50-100cm, 210 deep black soils (regur) of the GJ>MH>TEL CH>IN>US
30°C frost free days. Deccan and the Malwa
6-8 months to Plateaus and those of
6 mature Gujarat.

GROUNDNUT

JUTE 24-37* C (120 to 150 cm) Fertile alluvial soil WB>BI>ASS IN>CH>BA
with 80 to 90 per N
cent relative
8 humidity during
the period of its
growth.sown in
February and
harvested in
PULSES- Major  20-27°C 25-60 cm. Sandy-loamy soil. MP>RJ>MH IN>CA>MY National Food Security Mission
pulses grown in ANMAR>CH for Pulses, Pulses Development
India are tur (arhar), Scheme and Technological
9 Mission on Pulses
urad, moong,
masur, peas and
gram.

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