write a note on oil seed cultivation in india
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Currently, oil seeds share 14% of the area under major crops. At present, India's largest oilseed producing state is Gujarat, thanks to its position as top groundnut producing state of India. Rajasthan is India's top Rapeseed & Mustard producing state, followed by Madhya Pradesh and Haryana.
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Oilseeds constitute a very important group of commercial crops in India. The oil extracted from oilseeds form an important item of our diet and are used as raw materials for manufacturing large number of items like paints, varnishes, hydrogenated oil, soaps, perfumery, lubricants, etc. Oil-cake which is the residue after the oil is extracted from the oilseeds, forms an important cattle-feed and manure.
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