This document discusses crop production and management in India. It notes that India's most important crops include cotton, rice, wheat, sugarcane and tea. It also discusses livestock raising, with India having over 185 million cattle used mainly for draft power and leather. The main types of crops are kharif crops grown in the rainy season and rabi crops grown in winter. The basic practices of crop production discussed are soil preparation, sowing, adding manure and fertilizers, irrigation, weed control, harvesting, and storage.