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himachal pradesh

agriculture and allat

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LOCATION Jammu Kashmir (NW) , Ladakh (NE), Uttarakhand, Haryana, Punjab
AGRICULTURE POPULATION 90% in rural, 70% directly dependent on agriculture
DIVERSIFIED AGRICULTURE Horticulture, high value cash crops, livestock rearing
CROPPING PATTERNS Low/Shiwalik Hill Zone, Mid-hill zone, High-hill zone, Cold-dry zone
LOW HILL ZONE MAJOR CROPS Wheat, maize, paddy (rice), gram, sugarcane, mustard, vegetables
MID HILL ZONE CROPS Wheat, maize, barley, black gram, beans
HIGH HILL ZONE CROPS Best for seed potatoes, temperate veggies, barley, millets, apple orchards
KHUL Pre-dominant source of irrigation in high hill zone
COLD DRY ZONE (Chief food crop) -CEREALS Wheat, maize, barley, rice. Kangra, Mandi district major producers
COLD DRY ZONE (Chief food crop) -VEGETABLES Seed potato, mushroom, sweet potato, peas, tomatoes, kuth, turnip, radish, carrot, cabbage, chicory
COLD DRY ZONE (Chief food crop) -FRUITS Apples, grapes, olives, figs- CALLED FRUIT BOWL OF INDIA or APPLE STATE OF INDIA
COLD DRY ZONE SPICES Cumin, turmeric, chilli, ginger
LIVESTOCK REARING Sheep and goat rearing main occupation, cattle and buffaloes raised
JERSEY AND HOLSTEIN BULLS Milk and meat production
RABBITS Angora wool
YAKS (LOCATION) Lahaul Spiti and Kinnaur districts
PRIME CHALLENGES Uneven terrains, extreme climatic conditions, dependence on erratic rainfall,
MORE CHALLENGES Decrease in farm-holding size, population growth, urbanisation, marginal farmers cannot afford machinery, shift to cultivation of cash crops, availability of water, widespread of weed infestation
MECHANISTION (CHALLENGE) Faces obstacles due to the stepped, small, irregular fields, undulating topography, lack of adequate agri engineers and skilled manpower
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