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India's Largest Food grains producing States

 Rice: West Bengal, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh

 Wheat: Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana

 Maize: Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra

 Total Coarse Cereals: Maharashtra, Karnataka, Rajasthan

 Total Pulses: Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh

 Total Food grains: Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Madhya Pradesh

                                     

India’s Largest Oilseeds Producing States

 Groundnut: Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu

 Rapeseed & Mustard: Rajasthan, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh

 Soyabean: Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan

 Sunflower: Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra

 Total Oilseeds: Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Gujarat

Largest Producing States of other Crops

 Sugarcane: Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka

 Cotton: Gujarat, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh

 Jute & Mesta: West Bengal, Bihar & Assam

India is the sixth largest producer of coffee after Brazil, Vietnam, Colombia, Indonesia, and Ethiopia. Coffee is cultivated in Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu.

Karnataka is the leading Coffee producer in India.

India is the largest producer and consumer of black tea in the world. Tea is grown in 16 states in India. India is world’s second largest tea producer after China. The Largest state with area under Tea Plantations in India is Assam.

India is world’s fourth largest Tea exporter. Kenya is world’s largest key exporter.

Darjeeling Tea is also known as "The Champagne of Teas"

India ranks first in world milk production.

National Dairy Development Board, located at Anand, Gujarat. It was created in 1965, fulfilling the desire of the then Prime Minister of India - the late Lal Bahadur Shastri.

The High Yielding Variety Programme (HYVP) was launched in the Kharif of 1966-67 with an objective to attain self-sufficiency in food by 1970-71. The Green Revolution increased in production needed to make India self-sufficient in food grains.

The term "Green Revolution" was first used in 1968 by then USAID director William Gaud. It started from Mexico with the efforts of Dr. Norman Borlaug and expanded to India, Pakistan, Philippines and other parts of the world. In India, M. S. Swaminathan was the adviser of the Minister of Agriculture and he had invited Dr. Borlaug to India.

Green Revolution- Food Grains Production
White Revolution-Milk Production
Yellow Revolution- Oil Seeds
Blue Revolution- Fisheries
Golden Revolution-Fruits
Black / Brown Revolution-Non Conventional Energy

Silver Revolution- Eggs
Round Revolution- Potato
Red Revolution- Tomato / Meat

Grey Revolution- Fertilizers

Dr. Verghese Kurien is considered the architect of Operation Flood/White Revolution.

Botanical name of Tea is Camellia sinensis

The Minimum Support Prices were announced by the Government of India for the first time in 1966-67 for Wheat.

When the prices of oil seeds, pulses and cotton fall below MSP, National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd.(NAFED) purchases them from the farmers.