5 common crops grown in Karnataka and Uttar kand
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karnataka
Paddy is a very important food crop of Karnataka. Rice is the staple food of the people of Karnataka. Paddy is grown in 28.2% of the total cultivable land. Paddy is grown in all the districts of Karnataka. The Krishna Tungabhadra valley, Cauvery valley and the coastal districts are famous for paddy cultivation. Raichur district stands first in the production of paddy.
Sugarcane (botanical name 'Saccharum Officinarum) is the most important commercial and industrial crop of Karnataka. Karnataka ranks fourth in the production of sugarcane. It contains sucrose and it is used to produce jaggery and sugar. Being an annual crop sugarcane requires irrigation facility. Belagavi is the leading producer of sugarcane in Karnataka and followed by Bagalkot, Mandya, Mysuru, Shivamogga, Davanagere, Hassan, Koppal, Vijayapura, Bidar, Ballari and Haveri are important sugarcane-growing areas.