Question

crop production of andhra pradesh in year 2016 to 17

Answer 1

Crop production of Andhra Pradesh in year 2016 to 17 is increasing.

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Answer 2

Agriculture has been the chief source of income and main occupation for the state with 60% of population engaged in agriculture and related activities. Rice is the major food crop and staple food of the state. Other important crops are sugarcane, cotton,mango, tobacco, Maize, pulses etc. Four important rivers of India, the Godavari,Krishna, Penna, and Tungabhadra flow through the state, providing irrigation. Recently, crops used for vegetable oilproduction such as sunflower and peanuts have gained favour. There are many multi-state irrigation projects in development, including Godavari River Basin Irrigation Projects and Nagarjuna Sagar Dam.

Andhra Pradesh was among the very few states in the country which went in for theGreen Revolution in rice cultivation in the 1970s. Average per capita agricultural income in the state was ₹54.599 billion(US$840 million) at constant prices (2012–13).[6]

AquacultureEdit

Aquaculture such as cultivating fish,crustaceans, molluscs, Shrimp production etc., are the major occupations of coastal areas. Andhra Pradesh is the largest producer of shrimp in the country, with 70% of the production from the state itself.[9] The geographical location of the state allows marine fishing as well as inland fish production. Cyclones may do less damage to aquaculture than to crop production. Hence, farmers are getting attracted towards this industry. It grew from ₹3.46 billion(US$53 million) to ₹5.61 billion(US$86 million).[10] The Waterbase Limited is an aquaculture unit located at Nellore, it encourages scientific shrimp farming.[11]Most exported marine exports includeVannamei shrimp.[12]