Indian Farming Season: India is an agricultural country. A large population here is dependent on agriculture for their livelihood. International demand is also being met along with domestic food supply from fruits, vegetables and grains grown in the country. Now promoting modern techniques and mechanization for farming in India as well. The central and state governments are also running on priority to agriculture and farmers. That is why today India has emerged as a major agricultural producer in comparison to its neighboring countries. The natural resources present here also have an important role in this work. In the midst of this progress, there is still a lack of one thing and that is awareness about agriculture.
Today farmers are doing hard work in farming, but due to lack of right knowledge and awareness many times they also have to face losses. From the farmers of yesterday to the new generation joining agriculture today, it is very important to know some things.
This information includes India’s crop season or crop season. By the way, due to the introduction of new techniques, there is no compulsion of weather for farming, but new and old farmers doing traditional farming should know about the main crop seasons – Rabi, Kharif and Zayed.
What is the story behind Rabi, Kharif, Zayed
According to the report of Kisan Tak, Rabi, Kharif and Zayed are all Arabic words, but they are mostly used in India. In common parlance, farmers also do farming on the basis of these seasons. You will be surprised to know that all these three words are very old. Their use has been going on since the Mughal period.
In Arabic, the Rabi season is called the spring season and the Kharif season is called the autumn season, although today Rabi and Kharif seasons are known for the cultivation of different crops, but in ancient times these words were used for harvesting and weather. It was used for the information of farmers so that after sowing the crop, take care of its harvesting.
rabi season crops
Wheat, barley, potato, gram, lentil, linseed, peas and mustard are the main crops grown in India in the Rabi season, which are ready for harvesting by the spring season.
Kharif season crops
The major cash crops of the Kharif season include paddy (rice), maize, jowar, bajra, moong, groundnut, sugarcane, soyabean, urad, tur, kulthi, jute, flax, cotton, which ripen by autumn. .
Zayed Season Crops
Watermelon, Cucumber, Melon, Cucumber, Moong, Urad, Sunflower are included, which are ready for harvesting in 2 to 3 months and give good profits to the farmers even in free time.
when was the harvest done
Farming has been going on since ancient times, but today there has been a lot of change in the methods of doing this work. In this modern era, new techniques are being invented to make agriculture easier for the farmers, so that the farmers are aware of crop production to harvesting and selling, but in olden times people used to link all these works with one season. happened.
For example- Rabi crops means crops ready for harvesting in the month of spring and Kharif season means crops ready for harvesting in autumn. Today Zayed is also added between these two seasons, because spring After the harvesting of Rabi crops, there is a time gap between the beginning of Kharif season, in which crop production has also started.
Disclaimer: Some of the information given in the news is based on media reports. Farmer brothers, before implementing any suggestion, do consult the concerned expert.
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