Importance of Agriculture

Agriculture and allied activities, on which about 70% of he people in India are dependent for their living, account for nearly in half of the country's national income. Besides supplying raw marerials for some of the major industries, such as cotton and jute, textiles and sugar, agriculture also provides a large proportion of the country's exports.

Food Crops:

• Barely
  
• Rice
  
• Millets
  
• Maida
  
• Pulses
  
• Sugarcane
  

Non-Food Crops or Cash Crops:

• Coffee
  
• Cotton
  
• Tea
  
• Tobacco
  

Kharif Crops:

• Rice
  
• Millets
  
• Maize
  
• Cotton
  

Rabi Crops:

• Wheat
  
• Mustard
  
• Gram
  
• Linseed