Sathya G

India exported 11.02 lakh tonnes of turmeric in the year 2020 – 21. Indian turmeric is said to have high curcumin levels and thus is in high demand. According to ayurveda, high curcumin has a natural cancer-prevention property.

India produced 21.20 lakh tons of ginger in the year 2021-22. In the same year, India also exported 1.48 lakh tons of ginger worth Rs 837.34 crores. Prominent ginger-producing states in India are Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Assam, West Bengal, Odisha, Kerala, Maharashtra and  Meghalaya.

India is one of the world’s largest cotton-producing country. India grows over 1.7 million hectares. India exports to over 159 countries. India export over 5.5 million bales of cotton. The annual national total demand for cotton for the year 2022 – 2023 is 351 lakhs bales.

Maize or corn Zea mays is the world’s most versatile crop. India is the 7th largest producer of maize in the world. In the year 2021-22 alone the country has exported 3,690,469.12 MT of maize to the world for the worth of Rs. 7,615.46 crores.

India in the year 2021 – 22 in the Kharif season alone produced 111.76 million tonnes. India is the world’s second-largest rice producer. There has been a steady growth in paddy crop production over the past decade. India has the largest area under rice cultivation, far higher than any other agricultural crop. Rice is produced all across the country.

Potato cultivation in India is there since 300 years. India in the fiscal year of 2021 the state of Uttar Pradesh alone produced about 16 million tons of potatoes. Potato export in the year 2019 – 2020 brought in 5 billion INR. Potatoes are a hardy crop that can grow in any region.