Question

Write in detail about the DIFFERENT CROPS grown in Chhattisgarh, Covering the Topics such as, Soil Type, Rainfall, Temperature, and the districts in which it is mainly grown.

Answer 1

Answer:

• With Chhattisgarh’s farmers preferring to grow water-intensive paddy in summer, the state government and experts are worried about the impact on water availability. Rice is usually grown in the monsoon.
• Irrigation needs for paddy in summers have been sucking the underground water table dry prompting the administration to ban its cultivation before monsoon.
• To wean away farmers from the lure of high-yielding summer paddy, the state government has been promoting the cultivation of oilseeds and finger millet (ragi).

Answer 2

Answer:

With Chhattisgarh’s farmers preferring to grow water-intensive paddy in summer, the state government and experts are worried about the impact on water availability. Rice is usually grown in the monsoon.

Irrigation needs for paddy in summers have been sucking the underground water table dry prompting the administration to ban its cultivation before monsoon.

To wean away farmers from the lure of high-yielding summer paddy, the state government has been promoting the cultivation of oilseeds and finger millet (ragi).