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Food crops are crops which are grown to feed the people. These are rice,

wheat, maize, millets and pulses. Cash crops are crops which are grown
to sell in the market. Some examples are sugarcane, oilseeds, cotton, jute,

tea, coffee, rubber, tobacco and spices.

Rice is the staple food of Indians. India, after China, is the second largest

producer of rice in the world. Rice grows well in hot and humid climate.
The main rice producing areas are coastal plains, eastern Ganga plains,

Punjab, Haryana and parts of Madhya Pradesh. West Bengal is the largest
producer of rice in India.

Wheat needs a cool and moist climate at the time of sowing and growing.
The warm and dry climate is useful at the time of harvesting. Wheat

grows well in Punjab, Haryana, western Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh,
Bihar, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Maharashtra.

Millets include jowar, bajra and ragi. They are mostly grown in dry areas

with less rainfall. Jowar is produced in peninsular India and Maharashtra.

Distribution of crops 1 Distribution of crops 2

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