Major Crops
Jute
- Aka golden fibre - Soil: Well drained fertile soil in khadar - Temp: High temp is required during time of growth - Uses: in making gunny bags, mats, ropes yarn, carpets and other artefacts - Growing Regions: West Bengal, Bihar, Assam, Odisha and Meghalaya. - Due to its high cost it is losing market to synthetic fibres and packing materials particularly the nylon.
Rubber
- An equatorial crop, - Under special conditions, also grown in tropical and sub-tropical areas. - Rainfall = more than 200cm annually -Temp = above 25C - An important INDUSTRIAL RAW material - Growing Regions: Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Garo hills of Meghalaya.
Fibre Crops
- Cotton, jute, hemp and silk - Cotton, jute, and hemp are derived from the crops grown in the soil. - Silk is obtained from cocoons of the silkworms fed on green leaves mulberry. - Rearing the silk for the production of silk fibre is known as Sericulture
Ragi
- Grows in red, black, sandy, loamy and shallow black soil. - Rich in iron, calcium, micro nutrients and roughage - Growing region= Karnataka, tamil nadu, himachal p, uttrakhand, sikkim, jharkhand and arunachal p.
Bajra
- Grows in sandy and shallow black soil - Cropping period: July to Nov - Growing region: Rajasthan, UP, Mahrashtra, Gujarat and haryana
Tea
- Grows well in tropical and sub tropical - Requirements: - Deep, fertile and well drained soil that is rich in humus and organic matter - Warm and moist free climate - Frequent showers - Abundunt, cheap and skilled labour - Growing regiosn: Assam, West Bengal, Tamil Nafu and Kerela - In 2015, India was the 2nd largest producer of tea after china
Vinoba Bhave
- Heir of Mahatama Gandhi - Leader of the Bhoodam- Gramdan movement
Horticulture
- In 2015, india was the 2nd largest producer of fruits and vegies after China - important producer of pea, cauliflower, onion, tomato, brinjal and potato - Producer tropical and temperate fruits
Rice
- India is its second largest producer after China - Kharif crop -Grows in high temp, more than 25c - Grows in high rainfall more than 100cm - Grown in fertile, aluvial soil - Growing Regions: Assam, West Bengal, odisha, andhra pradesh, kerela, tamil nadu, bihar, maharashta and UP
Cotton
- India is the original home of cotton plant - Raw material for cotton textile industry - India is 2nd largest producer of cotton in the world in 2015 after China. - Grows well in drier parts of Deccan Plateau - It requires: a- High temperature b- Light rainfall or irrigation c - 210 frost free days d- Bright sunshine for its growth e- 6 to 8 months to mature - Khari crop - Growing Region: Maharashtra, Gujarat, MP, Karnataka, Andhra P, Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Haryana, UP
Oil Seeds
- Main oil seeds: Groudnut, mustard, coconut, sesamum and soyabean - Castor seeds, cotton seeds, linseed and sunflower - Used in cooking, soap, cosmetics and ointements -Groundnut: kharif crop and Andhra Pradesh is the leading producer - Linseed and musturd - kharif - Seasmum - kharif in north and rabi in south - in 2015, india was the 2nd largest producer of groundnut after china
Pulses
- Need less moisture and can survive in dry conditions - Major Pulses: Arhar, Urad, Moong, Masur, Peas, Gram - Growing Areas: Madhya P, UP, Rajasthan, Mahrashtra, Karnataka - Temp: 25 - 75 cm - India is the largest producer and consumer
Wheat
- Rabi Crop - grown in winters from oct to nov - grown in moderate temp (15 to 20C) - Need an avg rainfall of 50cm to 75 cm - Need well drained loamy soil. - growing region - Punjab, haryana, UP, bihar, Rajasthan and some parts of Maharashtra
Bhoodan
- Shri Ram Chandra Reddy agreed to give 80 acres of his land to 80 landless labourers.
Maize
- Soil = aluvial - Temp. = 21C and 27C - Crop used as both food and fodder - grown in kharif and rabi season - Major regions: karnataka, UP, bihar, Andhra P, Madhya P.
Sugercane
- Temp: 21-27C - Rainfall: 75-100cm - Require manual labour from sowing to harvesting - Sources of sugar, gur, khandsari and molasses - tropical and sub tropical crop - Second largest crop after Brazil - Growing Region: UP, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra P, Bihar, Haryana
Gramdan
- This movement spread, and the zamindars started distributing the villages they owned to the landless. Some argue the only reason ppl donated was due to the land ceiling act.
Jowar
- rain fed - grown in moist regions - require less irrigation - Growing Region: Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra P, Madhya P.
Coffee
-Growing Regions: Nilgiri in karnataka, kerela and tamil nadu - Arabica is good quality coffee - Indian coffee is known in world for its good quality
Grapes
Andhra P and Maharashtra
Apple, Pears, Apricots Walnuts
J&K, Himachal P.
Mangoes
Mahrashtra, Andhra P, UP, West Bengal
Pineapple
Meghalaya
Oranges
Nagpur, Cherrapunjee
Lichi and Guava
UP and Bihar
Why Bhoodan- Gramdan movement started?
Vinobha Bhave was giving a lecture at Pochampalli in Andhra P. where on Gram Swaraj. Some landless owners came to him and asked for some land. He said he would talk to the Central Govt about it.
Banana
West Bengal, Kerela, Mizoram, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu
Bhoodan-Gramdan Movement
blood less revolution
