write a paragraph on land of litchi in bihar
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LITCHI is a native fruit of China, which is still its largest producer in the world. However, the growing acceptance of this rare fruit in other Asian and western countries has made it a widely consumed exotic one.
Bihar’s bountyIndia is the second largest producer of litchi and Bihar accounts for about 70 per cent production of this high-value exotic fruit. According to statistics of the Bihar government, litchi is grown on 29,000 hectares and the annual yield of this highly perishable fruit is about three lakh metric tonnes.
The most popular varieties of Indian litchi grown in Bihar are shahi and ‘China’. Litchi is grown predominantly in North Bihar districts like Muzaffarpur, Vaishali, Sitamarhi, east and west Champaran, Samastipur, Begusarai and Bhagalpur (Naugachhia)