Status of natural resources and suitable crops & cropping systems for North Eastern region
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31/03/2008
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Agricultural Situation in India
The North Eastern Region of India has a total geographical area of 26.23 million hectares with a population of 39.08 million. Agriculture is the main occupation of the people. Crop production in this region is carried out under diverse slopes and altitudes having different agro-climatic conditions. Crops are grown mostly rain fed at subsistence level although there is immense potentialities for development of agriculture and its allied sectors like forestry, horticulture and animal husbandry.