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Teacher wants students to know the crop plants that give us food and other
useful things.

The plants of one kind grown on a large land area during a fix season are called a
crop. The crops which are grown in winter season from November to April are called
Rabi crops. Pea, cauliflower, wheat, barley, etc. are Rabi crops.

The crops which are
grown in summer
season from June to
October are called
Kharif crops. Brinjal,
pumpkin, rice, maize,
jowar, bajra, jute,
cotton, etc. are some
Kharif crops.

Teacher arranges a trip to visit an agriculture farm where Mr Ramesh Sharma,
caretaker of the agriculture farm and Mr Ramdev, a farmer, explain the steps

of growing crops.
On the way to agriculture farm...

What is agriculture, ma'am?

Practice of growing crop
plants on a large-scale is
called agriculture.

The place where crops are
grown on a large-scale is
called an agriculture farm.

Ma'am, why do farmers
do agriculture? Agriculture has to be done so that all

people get food to eat. A good crop
also adds to the wealth of a country.
Ma'am, do all crops
grow everywhere?
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