CROPPING SEASONS IN INDIA              

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Context

• Unseasonal rains and hail affect Rabi crops in North India.

About

• India has three cropping seasons — Rabi, Kharif and Zaid.
• Rabi season contributes nearly 50% of the food grain production in India.
• Note: India is the world's largest producer of milk, pulses and jute, and ranks as the second largest producer of rice, wheat, sugarcane, groundnut, vegetables, fruit and cotton.

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/agriculture/unseasonal-rains-and-hail-affect-rabi-crops-in-north-india/articleshow/89076956.cms