The document discusses agriculture in India. It provides details about crop seasons, irrigation facilities, and average farm size in India compared to the US. It also discusses important crops like rice and wheat including their production levels in key Indian states. The document advocates for promoting conservation agriculture and sustainable practices to ensure food security and reduce poverty in India. It provides references for further information on Indian agriculture.

1. Manthan Topic: sowing prosperity
Agriculture: a new dawn for
the golden bird india
Team Details
Shubham Shree
Karchana Kumari
Pooja kumari
Priyanka singh
Sanu singh

2. characteristics
Cultivated area
• National average cultivated area=1.69
hectares
• 72.3% of cultivated area devoted to food crop
CROP SEASONS
• Food crop and commercial crop are widely
cultivated in india
• 3 major crop seasons in india
Irrigation
• Irrigation facility available for 30% of cultivated
land
• Artificial irrigation is very essential for Indian
agriculture as monsoon is uncertain and
inequitably distributed
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ZAID
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RABI
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3. Comparison between agriculture in India
and usa
 Usa is developed
country
 Avg. Farm in Usa is 250
hectares
 Farmers in Usa use most
advanced technology
 Usa farmers are rich and
wealthy
 Irrigation facility is very
advanced
 Usa farmers do not
depend on rain for
irrigation
 India is a developing
country
 Avg. Farm in India is 2.3
hectares
 Indian farmers use poor
technology
 Farmers commit suicide
due to hunger and poor
life
 Lack of facility of
irrigation and know ledge
 Indian farmers depend on
rain water for irrigation

4. Agricultural promotion
Land resource planning
information and
education for agriculture
Land conservation and
rehabilitation
Integrated pest
management and control
in agriculture
AGRICULTURE FOR AN HONORABLE AND HIGHMINDED MAN, IS THE
BEST OF ALL OCCUPATIONS OR ARTS BY WHICH MEN PROCURE THE
MEANS OF LIVING

5. Agricultural promotion
Rural energy
transition to enhance
productivity
Conservation and
sustainable agriulture
THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF FARMING IS NOT THE GROWING OF CROPS,
BUT THE CULTIVATION AND PERFECTION OF HUMAN BEINGS

6. PEST MANAGEMENT
AND CONTROL
 Use of field sanitation and
reduction of pest habitat
 Crop rotations
 Resistance management
 Judicious use of pesticide
CONSERVATION AND
SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE
In future more people will need
more food
Farming is a key source of
income that can help make
poverty history
Agriculture has a dual role in
adopting and mitigating climate
change
Agriculture uses natural
resources that are becoming
scarce

7. RICE PRODUCTION IN INDIA
Sl.no States %
1 West Bengal 15.8
2 Andhra
Pradesh
12.71
3 Orissa 7.31
4 Punjab 10.86
5 Uttar Pradesh 11.91
6 Tamil nadu 7.08
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Bihar
Chhattisgarh
Haryana
karnataka
5.34
5.40
3.6
3.70
Water relations:
Stands water logged conditions;
200 mm of monthly rainfall for
lowland rice and 100 mm for upland
rice;
Requires a rainfall of 125 cm during
vegetative stage;
No standing water at ripening stage;
Temperature:
Need hot and humid climate;
Best suited for the regions having
high humidity, prolonged sunshine;
Mean temperature around 22oC
through out growing period;
Tolerates day temperature up to
40oC;
Above 22oC respiration is
accelerated and grain filling period
is reduced

8. Wheat production in India
Sl.no. states %
1 Haryana 13.27
2 Uttar Pradesh 33.02
3 Punjab 19.26
4 Madhya Pradesh 9.67
5 Rajasthan 9.31
6 Bihar 5.16
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Gujarat
Maharashtra
Uttaranchal
West Bengal
3.96
2.15
1.06
1.06
Climatic Requirement for Wheat
Cultivation
Wheat is a temperature crop but
widely adapted to varying climate
conditions.
It needs cool, dry and clear climate
for better growth and yield The
optimum temperature range for
growth is between 70C to 210C.
The rainfall requirement is 750 to
1600 mm/year.
Very low temperature, cloudy
atmosphere and frost during grain
filling stage is harmful.
Soil Requirement for Wheat
Cultivation:
Wheat crop is grown in different
types of soils ranging from desert
soil to heavy clay soil.
Heavy soil with open structure
which can retain the monsoon
rainfall for longer period is ideal for
dry wheat crop.
In M.S. black soils (regurs) are most
suitable for cultivation of wheat.

9. We strongly believe that agriculture that is
Environmentally, economically and socially
Sustainable can make a vital contribution in
Our response to the most urgent challenges:
Reducing poverty and ensuring food security
There are two spiritual dangers in not owning a farm. One is
the danger of supposing that breakfast comes from the
grocery, and the other that heat comes from the furnace

10. REFERENCES
•Indian council for agricultural research
•Reserve bank of Australia
•Agricultural cooper
•Wikipedia
•Maps of India(www.mapsofindia.com)
•Consevationgateway(www.conservationgateway.org)
•Pesticidestewardship(www.pesticideatewar
dship.org)