Punjab is leading producer of Wheat why
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Punjab is the largest producer of wheat in India and it produces around 2 million tonnes every year. Rice is produced highly in Gurdaspur, Amritsar, and Kapurthala districts in Punjab. The leading cash crop cultivated by the agricultural sector in Punjab is cotton.
The beautiful state of Punjab is popularly known as the Wheat Bowl of India.
Though it is only 1.4% of the total area of India, it produces around 17% of India's wheat.
Punjab has the highest yield of wheat even though the farmed area is much less than other top wheat-growing states especially Uttar Pradesh.
Wheat is a rabi crop sown at the beginning of winter and harvested at the beginning of summer. In Punjab, the favorable climate of fog during late December and early January proves crucial to the high yield of wheat.
The progressive methods used by the farmers of Punjab mainly the use of modern technologies ensures that the cost per unit is reduced and production per unit is increased.