Which of the following statements is correct regarding the agricultur...
Relevance) Agricultural production and trade is an important topic in UPSC examination Explanation) Option (b) is the correct answer.
India is the world’s largest producer of pulses, accounting for 34% of the area and 24% of production followed by Myanmar, Canada, China, Nigeria, Brazil and Australia. Pulses are 20 to 25 per cent protein by weight which is double the protein content of wheat and three times that of rice.
Types of Pulses grown in india:
Major pulses are grown chickpeas (gram), pigeon pea (tur or arhar), moong beans, urd (black matpe), masur (lentil), peas and various kinds of beans.
Areas of Cultivation:
The main regions with high productivity are Punjab, Haryana, Western Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal delta region, coastal Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, coastal and eastern Karnataka and some parts of Maharashtra.
China is the world's largest tea exporter, accounting for as much as 21% of global tea exports
Bangladesh is the world's largest exporter of jute fiber, accounting for as much as 70% of global jute exports.
China is the world's largest rice producer, accounting for as much as 35% of total world rice production.