Crops of Telangana

Telangana state has considered agriculture as its primary goal to improve farmer community
wellness, educate on latest technical farming knowledge, train framers to boost the agricultural
production and productivity. In three major zones namely, Northern Zone, Central Zone and
Southern Zone.Crops that are grown in Telangana are Rice, Maize/ Corn, Red Gram, Green
Gram, Jowar, Sesame, Castor, Cotton, Groundnut, Soyabean , Black Gram to mention a few.

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Rice
Telangana is in the rice bowl of South India, and RICE is cultivated in about 44 lakh acres. In the
recent past, climatic changes have greatly influenced the amount rainfall, due to which the area
cultivated with RICE has decrease.

Maize/Corn:
Maize (Corn) is the second major cultivated crop in the state of Telangana in around 14 lakh
acres producing annually 16 Lakh tonnes. It is used for human food and animal feed; it is also
now widely used in corn starch industry, baby corn production etc.

Jowar / Sorghum:
Jowar is an important Rabi season crop cultivated in around 1.20 lakh acres of land across the
state. Sorghum or corn popularly knowns as “Jowar” in India. It is used for human consumption,
fodder animal feed, and for the production of starch, adhesive, paper, etc.

Cotton
In India, it is widely cultivated in Maharashtra, Gujarat and Telangana regions and stands in the
3rd position in cotton production. Cotton is popularly called as “White Gold” and is grown in most
of the parts of Telangana. Each year cotton is cultivated in about 12.5 lakh hectares with a
production of 48 lakh bales.

Castor
Castor is one of the major oil production crops of Telangana. Approximately 80000-85000
hectares of land is cultivated with castor, the average yield harvested is 633 kilograms of castor
seeds per hectare. The oil extracted from Castor seed is used widely for various purposes. It is
cultivated in Mahbubnagar, Nalgonda, Ranga Reddy, Medak and Karimnagar districts of
Telangana.

Groundnut
Groundnut is cultivated in 2.0 lakh hectares across Telangana region making it one of the major
crops of the state. It is widely grown in Mahbubnagar, Warangal, Nalgonda and Karimnagar
Districts. Crop rotation is very important in Groundnut farming, this helps to utilize nutrients
efficiently utilization and to reduces soil borne diseases.

Soyabean
Soya beans is one of the most widely cultivated crops in the world as an Oil seed and a
Legumes crop. Soya beans contains 36% protein, 30% carbohydrates and 20% oil. Annually,
soya bean is cultivated in India in about 110 lakh hectares to produces 147 lakh tonnes. It is
mainly grown in Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Telangana and
Chhattisgarh

Red Gram
Pigeonpea is popularly called as Red Gram. It is cultivated in 2.75 lakh hectares across
Telangana state. It is the major crop for Mahbubnagar, Adilabad, Ranga Reddy, Medak,
Nalgonda, Warangal and Khammam districts

Green Gram
Green Gram is popularly known as “Moong Dal” and is cultivated in approximately 1.5 lakhs
hectares across Telangana. This crop is widely grown in Nalgonda, Medak, Warangal,
Mahbubnagar and Khammam districts across the state. This pulses crop is high source of
protein (~24%).

Black Gram
Black Gram popularly known as “Urad Dal” is one of the important pulse crops (protein ~25%).
This crop is resistant to adverse climatic conditions and helps to improve the soil fertility by fixing
nitrogen in the soil. It is grown around 55,000 hectares of land across Telangana in Nizamabad,
Medak and Adilabad.

Sesame
Sesame is one of the oldest oilseed crops and popularly known as “Gingelly” or “Til”. This crop
is cultivated as Summer, Kharif and semi-Rabi crops in 25,000 – 30,000 acres across the state.

crops of haryana
Haryana is often called the “Food Mine” of the country. About 80% of the population of the
state is agriculture dependent, directly or indirectly. Haryana is self sufficient in producing food
 grains and is also a major contributor of food grains in meeting the needs of other states of the
country. The world famous Basmati Rice is produced here in abundance. The major cereals
produced in the state include wheat, rice, maize and bajra. The crop production of Haryana can
be broadly divided into Rabi and Kharif.

WHEAT

Wheat is a cereal grain. People eat it most often in the form of bread. It is a kind of grass whose fruit is a "head of wheat" with
edible seeds. It was first grown in the Levant, a region of the Near East. Now it is cultivated worldwide. Almost 800,000,000
tonnes are harvested every year.

rice

rice, edible starchy cereal grain and the grass plant by which it is produced. Roughly one-half of
the world population, including virtually all of East and Southeast Asia, is wholly dependent
upon rice as a staple food; 95 percent of the world’s rice crop is eaten by humans.

maize
Maize is a leafy stalk whose kernels have seeds inside. It is an angiosperm, which means that its seeds are
enclosed inside a fruit or shell. It is has long been a staple food by many people in Mexico, Central and South
America and parts of Africa.

bazra

Bajra is a coarse grain crops and considered to be the poor man's staple nourishment and suitable to cultivate
in dry lands. Major Bajra production states in India are: Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh
and Gujarat. Bajra can also used as valuable animal fodder.