Crops

Sunflower

India’s third oilseed crop by area, grown across 1.5 million hectares of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Maharashtra in kharif and

India’s most important rabi oilseed, grown across 6 million hectares of Rajasthan, Haryana, and UP; the dominant edible oil source

India’s primary kharif oilseed crop in Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Rajasthan, grown across 11 million hectares; the backbone of the

India’s most important oilseed, grown across 4.7 million hectares of Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, and Rajasthan; the primary source

A widely grown rabi vegetable-pulse of the north Indian plains and hills, valued both for fresh consumption and dry grain

Grown across 3 million hectares in kharif and summer seasons across MP, Andhra Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu, urad is the

A short-duration (60–65 day) summer and kharif pulse grown across 3.5 million hectares, providing India’s fastest-growing protein crop and the

A rabi pulse grown across 1.5 million hectares of MP, UP, and West Bengal, providing affordable high-quality protein and iron

India’s second most important pulse, grown across 4 million hectares of Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Karnataka — the primary protein

India’s most important pulse, grown across 9 million hectares of rabi central and peninsular India — the primary protein source