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Pakistan, Brazil and Egypt are the leading pro- Tea : Tea needs cool climate and well-distributed
ducers of cotton. high rainfall throughout the year. Tea plants need

Jute : Jute needs high temperature, heavy well-drained loamy soil and gentle slope.
rainfall and high humidity. It is also known as the Processing of tea leaves is highly labour inten-
“Golden Fibre”. India and Bangladesh are the
leading producers of jute.

sive. India is the leading producer of tea; fol-
lowed by Sri Lanka, China and Kenya.
Coffee : Coffee needs warm and humid climate
AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
with well-drained loamy soil. Brazil is the leading
producer of coffee; followed by Columbia and Efforts to increase farm production mean agricul-
India. tural development. Agricultural development can
be attained by various methods like increasing
the area under cultivation and increasing the
number of crops grown. Improvement in irriga-
tion facilities, use of fertilisers and high yielding
variety of seeds are also done for agricultural
development. Moreover, use of modern farm
equipments is also encouraged for agricultural
development.

Terminology

Livestock : farm animals regarded as an asset
Extraction : the action of extracting something, especially using effort or force
Machinery : machines collectively
Influence : the capacity to have an effect on the character, development or behaviour of someone
or something, or the effect itself
Horticulture : the art or practice of garden cultivation and management
Emphasis : special importance, value or prominence given to something
Rendered : melted in order to separate out the impurities
Subsidised : having part of the cost of production paid in order to keep the selling price low

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