Monday, April 21, 2014

Wheat Cultivation In Punjab

Introduction:
India has grown from a food deficit country to a food surplus country largely due to the agricultural prosperity of Punjab . The climate and soil of punjab suit the cultivation of wheat,maize,barley,rice ,sugar cane and cotton .punjab leads  in per hectare,production of wheat in india .Hence, it is called the 'bread basket' of india  it was the  wheat crop in punjab that showed remarkable yields though Green Revolution in 1967-1968. This led to prosperity in the villages. Punjab's Wheat Cultivation,though  a food  crop,is also a commercial crop as the  marketable surplus is 85%. Punjabs Bumper crop production  lead india  to stop importing  wheat . let us see how this was possible . Definitely , certain  geographical  and economical

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