describe the cropping pattern of India
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Cropping System in India
The Indian agriculture is decided by the soil types and climatic parameters which determine overall agro-ecological setting for nourishment and appropriateness of a crop or set of crops for cultivation. There are three distinct crop seasons in India, namely Kharif, Rabi and Zaid. The Kharif season started with Southwest Monsoon under which the cultivation of tropical crops such as rice, cotton, jute, jowar, bajra and tur are cultivated. The Rabi season starts with the onset of winter in October-November and ends in March-April. Zaid is a short duration summer cropping season beginning after harvesting of Rabi crops. There are four cropping systems in India which is discussed below:
1. Rainy Season Cropping Systems: In this system of cropping, Rice, Sorghum, Pearl Millet (Bajra), Maize, Groundnut and Cotton are grown.
2. Winter Cropping Systems: In this system, wheat, barley and oats, sorghum and chickpea are grown.
3. Plantation and other commercial crops: Sugarcane, Tobacco, Potato, Jute, Tea, Coffee, Coconut, Rubber, Spices and condiments are important crops are grown in this system.
4. Mixed Cropping: In this system, pulses and some oilseeds are grown with maize, sorghum and pearl millet.
Explanation:
Cropping pattern in India is the proporation of area under various at pt. of as it changes over a space and time. In simple words it means production under area under various crops at a point of time