WORLD AGRICULTURAL SCENARIO AND POSITION OF INDIA
- RICE: CHINA > INDIA > INDONESIA
- MAIZE: USA >CHINA >BRAZIL (INDIA 6th)
- WHEAT: EUROPE UNION> CHINA > INDIA >USA
- GROUNDNUT: CHINA > INDIA>NIGERIA
- SUGARCANE: BRAZIL > INDIA>CHINA
- TOTAL CEREALS: CHINA > USA > INDIA
- COARSE CEREALS: USA > CHINA > BRAZIL > INDIA
- TOTAL PULSES: INDIA – 1st
- MUSTARD & RAPESEED: CHINA > CANADA > INDIA
- VETETABLES: CHINA > INDIA> USA
- FRUITS & VEG: CHINA > INDIA
- COTTON: CHINA > USA > INDIA
- TOBACCO: CHINA > BRAZIL > INDIA
- TEA, JUTE & ALLIED FIBRES: INDIA – 1st
- COFFEE-INDIA- 6th
- CATTLE POPULATION: 1st INDIA (16.5%)
- BUFFALO POPULATION: 1st INDIA (56.7%)
- MILK PRODUCTION: 1st INDIA (15%)
- EGG PRODUCTION: CHINA>USA>JAPAN>INDIA
- AGRICULTURAL LAND IN THE WORLD: 7.5% (total)
- TOTAL AREA OF INDIA- 328.7 m ha-2.4% of world-7th position
- TOTAL ARABLE LAND in INDIA- 162 m ha-2nd after USA
- LOWEST AGRICULTURAL BASED COUNTRY: U.K. (6%)
- HIGHEST AGRICULTURAL BASED COUNTRY: MALAVI (92%)
- TOTAL AGRICULTURAL BASED POPULATION
- TOTAL IRRIGATED AREA- 58 m ha-21% OF WORLD-1st position
