Question
Differentiate between Foodgrains and food crops.
Solution
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Foodgrains |
Food Crops |
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(i) Cereals are called food grains such as grains of rice, wheat, maize, jowar and bajra. |
(i)Food crops are those crops which can be turned into food product such us pulses, oil seeds, sugarcane, tea and coffee. |
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(ii)Wheat is the main food grain of the people living in Punjab, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh. Millets are used by poor in drier parts of the country. |
(ii)Some food crops become commercial after processing such as sugar cane, coffee and tea and oil seeds. |
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(iii)About two third of the net Sown area is devoted to the production of food grains. |
(iii)Some of the food crops are valuable raw material for agro- based industries. |
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