Tag: pulses cultivation in india

It is the staple food crop of a majority of the people in India. Our country is the second largest producer of rice in the world after China. It is a kharif crop which requires high temperature, (above 25°C) and high humidity with annual rainfall above 100 cm. In the areas of less rainfall, it grows with the help of irrigation. 

For rice production, it is essential that the production fields receive a mean precipitation of 100-200 cm every year. Rice cultivation needs 25°C temperature.

Rice is the staple food crop of a majority of the people in India. Our country is the second largest producer of rice in the world after China. It is the leading crop of West Bengal occupying about three-fourth of its cropped area. 

Rice occupies about one-third of the total cropped area of the state. Although the crop is grown throughout the state five districts West Godavari, Krishna, East Godavari and Guntur together contribute more than half of the State's rice production. 

The intensive utilisation of water for irrigation has resulted into land degradation. It is observed that farmers pump groundwater to grow water-intensive crops in low rainfall areas. This results into land degradation.

• India stands second in the production of rice producing 155.682 Million Metric Tonnes per annum after China with highest production. Rice is the staple food for Indians and India’s climate is very much suitable for rice cultivation.
  
• In India, West Bengal is the leading rice producer. In West Bengal the productivity of rice increased from 1.02 t/ha in 1966‐67 to 2.59 t/ha in 2006‐07. With gradual increase in area, the production is nearly doubled in rabi season. The overall coverage of high yielding varieties is around 92%.
  

• Rice is an important staple food crop for more than 60 per cent of the world people.
  
• Major share of rice is cultivated during Kharif season.
  
• China is the leading rice producer with 205.463 Million Metric Tons per year.
  
• India occupies next position in rice production after China.

Hot and wet climate is favorable for cultivation of rice. Rice is grown in the months of April to October which includes summer and rainy seasons providing essential hot and wet climate. Hence rice is a kharif crop.

India stands second in the production of rice producing 155.682 Million Metric Tonnes per annum after China with highest production. Rice is the staple food for Indians and India’s climate especially the Deccan plateau region is very much suitable for rice cultivation.

• Aman, Aus and Boro are rice varieties. Rice is usually sown thrice.
  
• Aman: This variety is sown in the rainy season (July-August) and harvested in winter. This is mainly produced.
  
• Aus: Rice sown in summer along with the pre-monsoonal showers and harvested in autumn. The quality of this rice is rough.
  
• Boro: Rice sown in winter and harvested in summer. This is also called spring rice.