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    Agriculture is the backbone of Rajasthan's economy, contributing over 25% of the state's GDP. The state grows a variety of crops including bajra, wheat, pulses, cotton, groundnuts, and oilseeds. Rajasthan is a leading producer of crops like bajra, rapeseed, and mustard. Farming is dependent on irrigation from canals in the north and wells in the west. Rabi crops like wheat and gram are grown in winter, while kharif crops such as bajra, pulses, and maize are grown in summer. The agricultural industry is important for Rajasthan's economy, with 20% of land irrigated across 20 million hectares of cultivated

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    Agriculture is the backbone of Rajasthan's economy, contributing over 25% of the state's GDP. The state grows a variety of crops including bajra, wheat, pulses, cotton, groundnuts, and oilseeds. Rajasthan is a leading producer of crops like bajra, rapeseed, and mustard. Farming is dependent on irrigation from canals in the north and wells in the west. Rabi crops like wheat and gram are grown in winter, while kharif crops such as bajra, pulses, and maize are grown in summer. The agricultural industry is important for Rajasthan's economy, with 20% of land irrigated across 20 million hectares of cultivated

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    Agriculture is the backbone of Rajasthan's economy, contributing over 25% of the state's GDP. The state grows a variety of crops including bajra, wheat, pulses, cotton, groundnuts, and oilseeds. Rajasthan is a leading producer of crops like bajra, rapeseed, and mustard. Farming is dependent on irrigation from canals in the north and wells in the west. Rabi crops like wheat and gram are grown in winter, while kharif crops such as bajra, pulses, and maize are grown in summer. The agricultural industry is important for Rajasthan's economy, with 20% of land irrigated across 20 million hectares of cultivated

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    Agriculture is the backbone of Rajasthan's economy, contributing over 25% of the state's GDP. The state grows a variety of crops including bajra, wheat, pulses, cotton, groundnuts, and oilseeds. Rajasthan is a leading producer of crops like bajra, rapeseed, and mustard. Farming is dependent on irrigation from canals in the north and wells in the west. Rabi crops like wheat and gram are grown in winter, while kharif crops such as bajra, pulses, and maize are grown in summer. The agricultural industry is important for Rajasthan's economy, with 20% of land irrigated across 20 million hectares of cultivated

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    FOOD OF RAJASTHAN BY
    KAVYA JAIN

    AGRICULTURE OF
    TOPIC- RAJASTHAN BY MAHI
    DANGAYACH

    CULTURE OF RAJASTHAN
    BY PRIYANSHI MEHRA
    BY-KAVYA JAIN 9625
    MAHI DANGAYACH 9628
    PRIYANSHI MEHRA 9639
    Agriculture in Rajasthan

    By- Mahi Dangayach


    9628
    Agriculture in Rajasthan
    •Rajasthan, with its diverse agro-climatic conditions, is richly endowed in
    the cultivation of a variety of crops and a strong animal husbandry sector.
    Agriculture in Rajasthan, continues to be the backbone of the State’s
    economy with Agriculture & allied sectors contributing 25.56% of State’s
    total GSDP in 2019-20.

    •Rajasthan is one of the largest states in India taking part in organic


    farming, with over 81,000 hectares of registered organic farm area.

    •Rajasthan is predominately an agrarian state where majority of its


    population is dependent on this sector for their livelihood. The agriculture
    sector plays a significant role in the state’s economy.
    Agriculture in Rajasthan
    •Agriculture is a large contributor of the state’s economy. The state falls
    into three of the four agro-economic zones in which the whole country is
    divided. The major crops in Rajasthan are bajra, jowar, maize, barley,
    wheat, pulses, gram, cotton, groundnut, sugarcane, rapeseed, mustard
    and sesame. Rajasthan occupies first place in the production of bajra,
    rapeseed and mustard in India.

    •Being an arid to semi-arid zone, it is characterized by low irrigation


    facilities. The percentage of irrigated area to net sown area is still 39.49
    percent in 2011-12. Canals are the main source of irrigation in the north
    western plain zone while wells and tube wells in western dry region.
    Crops Grown In Rajasthan
    • Rajasthan has two principal crop
    seasons-
    1. Rabi
    2. Kharif

    • The Rabi crops are winter crops and


    are sown in the months of October
    and November and are harvested in
    the months of March and April. The
    principal Rabi crops grown in
    Rajasthan are Barley, Wheat, Gram,
    Pulses and Oil Seeds. The major oil
    seeds are Rape and Mustard.
    Crops Grown In Rajasthan
    • The Kharif crops are the crops that are grown
    in the summer season and are seeded in the
    months of June and July. These crops are
    harvested in the months of September and
    October and include Bajra, Pulses, Jowar,
    Maize and Ground Nuts.
    • The regions that are highly irrigated or receive
    abundant water supply are utilized for the
    cultivation of improved high-yielding varieties
    of rice.
    • Some places of Rajasthan that has black soil
    nurture the growth of major cash crops like
    Cotton. In some regions Tobacco is also grown.
    • Rajasthan soil is also suited for the growth of
    some spice plants, especially red, hot chilies.
    These chilies give Rajasthan its distinct flavor.
    Other spices are cumin seeds and methi.
    Agriculture Industry in Rajasthan
    • The Economy of the state of Rajasthan mainly
    depends on the agricultural sector for it accounts for
    almost 22.5% of the state's economy. In the state of
    Rajasthan, the total area that has been cultivated is
    around 20 million hectares and 20% of the area out of
    this is irrigated.
    • Rajasthan surprises most observers with its highly
    diversified agricultural produce. The State is India's
    largest producer of oilseeds (rapeseed & mustard),
    seed spices (coriander, cumin and fenugreek), coarse
    cereals and 'bajra' in India and accounts for close to
    70% of the countries production of guar. The State is
    major producer of soybean, food grains, gram,
    groundnut and pulses.
    • Many kinds of fruits and vegetables are grown in
    Rajasthan. The agricultural farms are mainly irrigated
    with the help of tanks and wells. This sector has
    given a major boost to the Economy in Rajasthan.
    Agriculture Industry in Rajasthan
    • Three important crops grown here are
    wheat, corn and millets, with the last being
    used for baking breads in the villages,
    while those in larger towns show a
    preference for wheat flour. Pulses are
    another important crop, since this forms
    the basis of the lentils required for cooking
    meals. Sesame and groundnut are grown
    and are important sources of cooking oil.
    • In recent years, with transport
    communications between towns, the
    availability of fresh vegetables in towns
    and cities has increased. The state also
    has large cultivations of watermelons,
    which is the perfect way of quenching
    one's thirst.

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