AGRICULTURE

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Main Crops

Wheat, Sugarcane, Gram and Guar Seed are the main crops grown in the district. Production of these crops during the period 1998-99 to 2000-2001 is given here

PRODUCTION OF MAIN CROPS (1998-99 to 2000-2001)

CROP PRODUCTION (000 M.TONS) 1998-99 1999-2000 2000-2001 Wheat 281.14 237.78 217.00 Suger Cane 241.90 205.20 169.60 Gram 21.20 17.40 14.80 Guar Seed 12.00 16.00 16.50 Besides, Ground Nut, Rice, Cotton, Moong, Mash and Masoor are also grown in minor quantities in the district.

Main Fruits Citrus, Guavas and Mangoes are main fruits grown in the district. Production of these fruits during the period 1998-99 to 2000-2001 is given here

PRODUCTION OF MAIN FRUITS (1998-99 to 2000-2001)

FRUIT PRODUCTION (000 M.TONS) 1998-99 1999-2000 2000-2001 Citrus 17887 19588 18737 Guavas 1589 1826 1782 Mango 769 806 784 Besides, Mango, Jaman, Dates and Banana are also grown in minor quantities in the district.

Main Vegetables Onion, Turnip and Tomato are main vegetables grown in the district. Production of these vegetables during the period 1998-99 to 2000-2001 is given here

PRODUCTION OF MAIN VEGETABLES (1998-99 to 2000-2001)

VEGETABLE PRODUCTION (000 M.TONS) 1998-99 1999-2000 2000-2001 Onion 4095 5748 5795 Turnip 1920 1875 1717 Tomato 1045 1111 1008 Besides, Bottle Gourd, Bitter Gourd, Chillies, Carrot, Cauliflower, Peas and Garlic are also grown in the district in minor quantities.

Forests An area of 40,019 acres is under forest in the district. There is also linear plantation of 1080 Km alongside the roads/rails/canals in the district. Trees grown in the area are Mulbury, Bakain, Eucalyptus, Simbal, Popular, Sirin, Acacia, etc.

LIVESTOCK POPULATION The animal population of the district is given in Table - 7.

ANIMAL POPULATION

ANIMAL POPULATION (000 HEADS) Cattle 323 Buffaloes 137 Sheep 246 Goats 455

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