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Jute Just Think!

Like cotton, jute is also a fibre crop cultivated for
commercial purpose. It is known as golden fibre . Why are tea gardens mainly found on wet hill
The fibre is taken out from the stalks of the plants.
slopes?
It is mostly used for packaging bags, and making
rugs and mats. Nowadays clothing and accessories Coffee
are also being made out of jute. The jute plant Coffee is the second largest beverage after tea. It is
originated from the Indian subcontinent. Its obtained from the beans or seeds of the coffee
cultivation requires high temperature (over 25°C) plant which are then roasted, ground and used for
and heavy rainfall (over 150 cm). It grows best in brewing coffee. The coffee plant requires warm
well drained sandy loam. Alluvial soil found in climate with moderate rainfall. It requires
river deltas and floodplains is ideal for this crop. temperature between 15°C and 25°C. Rainfall of
India is the leading producer of jute in the world 100 cm to 150 cm is sufficient for this plant. Both
followed by Bangladesh and China. Other major strong sunshine and snowfall are harmful to this
producers include Myanmar, Uzbekistan and crop. In areas where rainfall is less than 100 cm, it
Nepal. In India, West Bengal is the leading state can be grown with irrigation. A lot of manual
in the production of jute, followed by Bihar, labour is required for plucking the coffee beans.
Assam and Odisha. Bangladesh is the leader in the The leading producers of
international jute market. coffee are Brazil, Vietnam,

Beverage Crops Indonesia, Colombia,
Mexico, India and Ethiopia.
The beverage crops are mainly used for making In India, it mainly produced
drinks, such as tea, coffee, cocoa etc.
in Karnataka, Kerala and
Tea Tamil Nadu.
Coffee fruits
It is an example of plantation agriculture. It is well Commercial Crops
grown in tropical and subtropical climate. It
These crops are mainly grown for sale or export
requires deep and fertile well drained soil rich in such as sugar cane, rubber, oilseeds, fibre crops,
humus and organic matter. High rainfall, evenly tobacco, grains, beverages etc.
distributed throughout the year is the prime
requirement for the growth of its tender leaves. Sugar cane
There should be moist and frost free climate all It is an important source of
through the year. It is well grown on gentle slopes sugar. It is a kind of grass
and requires intensive labour to pick the leaves. with a thick stem.
The taste of the tea depends on the environment Cultivation of sugar cane
where it was grown, and also on the decision that requires high temperature
when and how the leaves were plucked. The and plenty of rainfall or
leading producers of tea are China, India, Sri water for irrigation. It needs
Lanka, Kenya, Turkey and well drained soil with Sugar cane
Indonesia. In India, the levelled land. The fields should not be
leading tea producing states accumulated with water as the percentage of sugar
are Assam, West Bengal in the cane decreases if water accumulates in the
(Darjeeling) and Tamil fields. It takes nearly a year or even more to
Nadu (Nilgiris). Assam mature. Fertile alluvial soil is the best for the
alone produce half of the cultivation of sugar cane.
amount of tea produced in Tea plantation
the country. A large proportion of the produce is crushed for
the production of gur or shakar and the rest of the
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