MAJOR CROPS

Learning objectives

Explicate the 3 main cropping seasons in India

Discuss the geographical requirements of food

crops
 Pre-Assessment– Identify the different types
of crops
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2 3

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Make a Mind map on the types of crops grown in India & the suitable time
for them
 Task 2- Collaboration task sheet
Refer your text book to complete the task

TYPE OF GEOGRAPHICAL REQUIREMENTS

CROPS
REGION TEMPER AMOUNT OF SOIL KHARIF/ OTHER
ATURE RAINFALL RABI FEATURES,
• All the groups IF ANY

RICE            

WHEAT            

MAIZE            
Kharif Crops
They are monsoon crops
They grow in wet & hot climatic condition
Sowing seeds begins in rainy season,
around June/July
Harvesting is done between Sep-Oct
Ex: North India- Rice, cotton & Maize –
Punjab, UP, Haryana & Chattisgarh
South India – Rice, Maize, Jowar &
Groundnut – Andhra Pradesh, Telangana,
Odisha & TN
Rabi Crops
They are non-monsoon crops
They grow in cold & relatively dry climate
Sowing is done in the beginning of Autumn
Oct/Nov
Harvesting is done Mar/Apr
Ex: North India – Wheat, Rapeseeds,
Barley – Punjab, UP, Haryana & MP
South India – Rice, maize, Groundnut
 Think and answer!
• Why do you think farmers in India are unable to invest in new techniques
for growing crops?
• Do you think agriculture has developed in India since Independence?
Justify
• Evaluate the reasons that India still accounts for a quarter of the world’s
hungry people despite the huge agricultural contributions to the country’s
GDP.
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 Discuss the geographical
requirements of Commercial
crops, Fiber crops and
Learning Beverage crops

Objective
s Evaluate the possible conditions
that can convert a food crop into a
commercial crop.
 Task 2- Collaboration task sheet
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TYPE OF CROPS GEOGRAPHICAL REQUIREMENTS

REGION TEMPERATURE AMOUNT OF SOIL KHARIF/RABI OTHER

• All the groups RAINFALL FEATURES, IF
ANY
SUGARCANE            

RUBBER            

COTTON            

JUTE

TEA
COFFEE
 Think and Answer!

• Evaluate the possible conditions that can convert a

food crop into a commercial crop.
• Why do beverage crops grow in Tropical regions? Why do they need a
cheap labour?
• We all love chocolates. But do we know where it comes from? DO some
research and find out which plant chocolate is made from, which countries
are its major producers and the climatic conditions under which it grows
well
 Name the three varieties of
Post-assessment coffee.

Jute grows in tropical areas.

T/F

Both rice & wheat grow

well in black soil that has a
stagnant water. T/F
 Learning Objectives

• Determine the steps taken by the

government to increase the crop production

• Analyze the importance of meeting the

needs of the increasing population
 • Research - What steps
Task 1 – have been taken by the
Collaborat government to improve
e and the agricultural system
answer in India?
 Reading time
• A country's ability to feed itself very much depends on three factors: availability of arable
land, accessible water and population pressures. The more people there are, especially
in poor countries with limited amounts of land and water, the fewer resources there are to
meet basic needs. If basic needs cannot be met, development stalls and economies
begin to unravel. In some poor countries, attempts to increase food production and
consumption are undermined by rapid population growth; migration from rural to urban
areas; unequal land distribution; shrinking landholdings; deepening rural poverty; and
widespread land degradation. Lower birth rates, along with better management of land
and water resources, are necessary to avert chronic food shortages.
• In recent decades there has been impressive growth in food production, which has been
attributed to the development of improved, disease-resistant varieties of staple crops; the
increased use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides; and the expansion of irrigated
cropland
 Collaborate and answer!
• Comment that the below Sustainable Development Goals are
essential for transforming our world:
1. End hunger
2. achieve food security
3. improved nutrition
4. promote sustainable agriculture
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