Question

Describe the cultivation of rice under the following points:
i) Climate
ii) Producing area.

Answer 1

Climate :- However, it is also grown successfully in humid to sub-humid regions under subtropical and temperate climate. Rice is cultivated in almost all types of soils with varying productivity. Under high temperature, high humidity with sufficient rainfall and irrigation facilities, rice can be grown in any type of soil.

Producing area :-

1. West Bengal

West Bengal is the largest rice producing state in India. Almost half of its arable land is under rice cultivation. In the fiscal year 2016, the state produced about 15.75 million tonnes of rice over 5.46 million hectare cultivable area.

2. Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh is the second largest rice producing state with almost 5.86 million hectare land under rice cultivation producing about 12.5 million tonnes of rice.

3. Punjab

The third largest rice producing state in the country is Punjab which produced about 11.82 million tonnes of rice during 2015-2016. The area on which rice was cultivated in the state amounted to 2.97 million hectares.