collect information about
Crops grown in sikkim.
5 crops (vegetables ,fruits, cereals)
prepare a presentation of same about
Area, method of Irrigation, Harvest
Prepare
about
yield (seasons)
Answers
The economy of Sikkim is linked with agriculture that serves as the source of livelihood and economic security of sizeable native population. The growth, however, has been restricted because of biotic and abiotic factors. It is estimated that over 80 per cent of the
rural population depends on agriculture and allied sectors for economic, food, and nutritional security. The agricultural systems practiced in Sikkim areintegrated in natures that have evolved through years of experimentation by the farmers. A marginal improvement in the lifestyle of the farmers has been witnessed with
the adoption of modern technologies.
Sikkim State has some inherent strength that largely supports
organic farming. The policies and programmes on organic farming, in
tune with our natural endowments envisage making Sikkim a Model
Organic State. The march towards organic farming has led to substantial departmental interventions. A large number of initiatives have been taken by the Agriculture and Horticulture departments.
Major crops grown in the State are Maize, Paddy, Wheat, Millet, Buckwheat, Pulses and Oilseeds. The state is totally a hilly state and the agro climatic condition ranges from Sub-tropical to Alpine
condition in upper ridges. No single crop or a variety of crop suits to all the elevations. Even though agriculture is crucial to the economy of the state it is largely rain-fed with traditional system of
cultivation and low level inputs. Although rainfall in the state is quite high but due to inadequate effort in harnessing the available resource the area under the irrigation is hardly about 11%.