1. Agriculture in Karnataka
by Dr H N Sowbhagya from
SSSTrust Sri Sai Shankar Trust
Crops grown in Karnataka include rice, which is more
or less the staple food, maize, pulses and oil seeds.
Sugarcane, cashews, cardamom and chilies' are also
produced on a large scale in the state. Karnataka
happens to be the largest producer of coarse cereals,
coffee and silk in India.27-Dec-2022
2. • Agriculture in Karnataka is heavily dependent
on the southwest monsoon. While only 26.5
per cent of the sown area (30,900 km²) is
under irrigation, 64.60 per cent of the total
geographical area is under cultivation
3. • Karnataka is divided in ten agro-climatic zones, taking
into consideration the rainfall pattern, soil types,
texture, depth and physico-chemical properties,
elevation, topography, major crops and the type of
vegetation.
• The contribution of Agriculture sector to the overall
GSDP saw an increase from 12.16% to 13.15% in 2020-
21 against 2019-20. About 30% of the total workers in
the state are still engaged in agricultural and allied
sector activities (Census 2011) which accounts for
approximately 8.73 per cent of the Karnataka's Gross
State Value Added (GSVA) for the year 2019-20 (at
constant prices).
4. • Agriculture plays an important role in the
overall growth of Karnataka's economy
despite a fall in its share in the state domestic
product.
