Main Agricultural and Horticulture Crops

Pineapples and jackfruits, Mandarin oranges, mango, cashewnut,Tripura is an agrarian state known worldwide for its production of coffee, raw silk and sandalwood. The state has a 75% share of the total floriculture industry of the country. About 70% of the people of the state live in villages and 71% of the total population is agriculture dependent. 59% of total coffee produced in the country comes from Tripura whereas the state is also a major producer of ragi. The major crops grown in the state are: rice, ragi, jowar, maize, and pulses besides oilseeds and number of cash crops. Cashew, coconut, areca nut, cardamom, chilies, cotton, sugarcane and tobacco are among the other crops produced in the state. Tripura is land of high hills, hillocks, interspersed with rivers and valleys having moderately warm and humid climate, well distributed annual rainfall of 2500 mm. The terrain soil and climate of the state of Tripura are ideally suited for rain-fed horticulture. fruits like pineapple, jackfruit, orange, litchi, cashew nut, coconut, lime, and lemon are produced in abundance.Cashew processing centre of NERAMAC (a Government of India undertaking) capable of processing 500 Kg of raw - cashew per day.

ripura is an agrarian state with more than half of the population dependent on agriculture and allied activities.[70] However, due to hilly terrain and forest cover, only 27 per cent of the land is available for cultivation. [70] Rice, the major crop of the state, is cultivated in 91 per cent of the cropped area. [70]According to the Directorate of Economics & Statistics, Government of Tripura, in 2009–10, potato,sugarcane, mesta, pulses and jute were the other major crops cultivated in the state.[71] Jackfruit and pineapple top the list of horticultural products.[71] Traditionally, most of the indigenous population practised jhum method (a type of slash-and-burn) of cultivation

Agriculture forms a primary sector of the economy of Tripura. More than 75% of the state's total workforce is dependent on agriculture for their subsistence.In fact, about 24.3 % of the state's net area is reserved for agricultural purposes of which, about 2.5 lakh hectares fall under the net cultivated area. Paddy is the principal crop that is reaped in Tripura. Besides paddy, jute, sugarcane, wheat, oilseeds, coconut and turmeric are also grown in plenitude in the northeast Indian state. The state takes elaborate measures to spruce up the agricultural infrastructure. New technologies, fertilizers, improved seeds and protective chemicals have been implemented to keep the state's agriculture in top shape. 

Agriculture of Tripura mainly comprises of horticulture products. Blessed with a salubrious climate and an average rainfall of 2500 mm, Tripura produces several delicious fruits that add to the economic strength of the state. The warm and humid climatic condition of Tripura is perfect for producing plenty of fruits, spices and vegetables. Rubber and tea are also produced in some parts of Tripura. 

Agriculture is the backbone of the economy of Tripura. Most of the indigenous local inhabitants of the state are engaged in the traditional occupation of cultivating fruits, and vegetables. Some of the important agricultural productions of the state of Tripura are: 

Jackfruit Orange Pineapple Banana Mango Litchi Lemon Kharif Vegetables Potato Rabi Vegetables Cashewnut Coconut Areca-nut

Turmeric Ginger Chilly

The farmers of the state practice organic cultivation of fruits, vegetables and spices.. Most of the cultivators follow traditional methods of producing crops. The state government of Tripura has taken special steps to improve the agricultural growth of the region. 

The cultivated area is around 10% of the total geographical area. The soils are red and yellow, with acidity and low fertility. Rice is the important crop of the state with low productivity. Fertilizer use is low at 15-25 kg/ha. Soil erosion is a problem due to shifting cultivation. Suggested interventions for natural resource management for agriculture in the state are as follows:

Rice

The state has 0.25 million ha under rice cultivation, which covers irrigated and rainfed areas.

Pineapple

Tripura is one of the largest pineapple producer state in north-eastern region.

Mahatma Gandhi Essay 1 (100 words)

Mahatma Gandhi is very famous in India as “Bapu” or “Rastrapita”. The full name of him is Mohandas

Karamchand Gandhi. He was a great freedom fighter who led India as a leader of the nationalism against

British rule. He was born on 2nd of October in 1869 in Porbandar, Gujarat, India. He died on 30 th of January in

1948. M.K. Gandhi was assassinated by the Hindu activist, Nathuram Godse, who was hanged later as a

punishment by the government of India. He has been given another name by the Rabindranath Tagore as

“Martyr of the Nation” since 1948.

Mahatma Gandhi Essay 2 (150 words)

Mahatma Gandhi is called as Mahatma because of his great works and greatness all through the life. He was a

great freedom fighter and non-violent activist who always followed non-violence all though his life while leading

India for the independence from British rule. He was born on 2nd of October in 1869 at Porbandar in Gujarat,

India. He was just 18 years old while studying law in the England. Later he went to British colony of South

Africa to practice his law where he got differentiated from the light skin people because of being a dark skin

person. That’s why he decided to became a political activist in order to do so some positive changes in such

unfair laws.

Later he returned to India and started a powerful and non-violent movement to make India an independent

country. He is the one who led the Salt March (Namak Satyagrah or Salt Satyagrah or Dandi March) in 1930.

He inspired lots of Indians to work against British rule for their own independence.

Mahatma Gandhi Essay 3 (200 words)

Mahatma Gandhi was a great and outstanding personality of the India who is still inspiring the people in the

country as well as abroad through his legacy of greatness, idealness and noble life. Bapu was born in the

Porbandar, Gujarat, India in a Hindu family on 2nd of October in 1869. 2nd of October was the great day for India

when Bapu took birth. He paid his great and unforgettable role for the independence of India from the British

rule. The full name of the Bapu is Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. He went to England for his law study just

after passing his matriculation examination. Later he returned to India in as a lawyer in 1890.

After his arrival to India, he started helping Indian people facing various problems from the British rule. He

started a Satyagraha movement against the British rule to help Indians. Other big movements started by the

Bapu for the independence of India are Non-cooperation movement in the year 1920, Civil Disobedience

movement in the year 1930 and Quit India movement in the year 1942. All the movements had shaken the

British rule in India and inspired lots of common Indian citizens to fight for the freedom.

Mahatma Gandhi Essay 4 (250 words)

Bapu, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, was born in 1869 on 2nd of October at Porbander in Gujarat, India.

Mahatma Gandhi was a great Indian who led India with independence movement against British rule. He

completed his schooling in India and went to England for further study of law. He returned to India as a lawyer

and started practicing law. He started helping people of India who were humiliated and insulted by the British

rule.

He started non-violence independence movement to fight against the injustice of Britishers. He got insulted

many times but he continued his non-violent struggle for the Independence of India. After his return to India he

joined Indian National Congress as a member. He was the great leader of the India independence movement

who struggled a lot for the freedom of India. As a member of the Indian National Congress he started

independence movements like Non-Cooperation, Civil Disobedience and later Quit India Movement which

became successful a day and help India in getting freedom.

As a great freedom fighter, he got arrested and sent to jail many times but he continued fighting against British

rule for the justice of Indians. He was a great believer in non-violence and unity of people of all religions which

he followed all through his struggle for independence. After his lots of struggles with many Indians, finally he

became successful in making India an independent country on 15 th of August in 1947. Later he was

assassinated in 1948 on 30th of January by the Nathuram Godse, a Hindu activist.