Question

Write about the important crops of Tamil Nadu.

Answer 1

1. Tamil Nadu is suitable for the production of fruits, vegetables, spices, plantation crops, flowers, medicinal and aromatic plants.
2. Horticulture is the fastest-growing sector within agriculture in Tamil Nadu.
3. Paddy is grown in large areas because rice is the main staple food of the state.
   iv) The principal food crops are rice, maize, jowar (cholam), bajra (Kambu), ragi, and pulses (Bengal gram,
   red gram, green gram, black gram, and horse gram).