Which state is the largest producer of sugarcane in India?

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  1. Punjab
  2. Madhya Pradesh
  3. Uttar Pradesh
  4. Rajasthan

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Option 3 : Uttar Pradesh
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The correct answer is Uttar Pradesh.

  • Uttar Pradesh is the largest producer of sugarcane in India.

 Key Points

  • Uttar Pradesh is the highest sugarcane-producing State in the sub-tropical zone having an area of about 22.77 Lakh ha with the production of 135.64 Million Ton cane.
  • Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum) family Gramineae (Poaceae) is a widely grown crop in India.
  • The cultivation of sugarcane in India dates back to the Vedic period.
  • The earliest mention of sugarcane cultivation is found in Indian writings of the period 1400 to 1000 BC.
  • There are two distinct agro-climatic regions of sugarcane cultivation in India, viz., tropical and subtropical.
    • The tropical sugarcane region consists of a sugarcane agro-climatic zone which includes the states of Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Goa, Pondicherry, and Kerala.
    • Sub-tropical sugarcane region: Around 55 percent of the total cane area in the country is in the sub-tropics. U.P, Bihar, Haryana, and Punjab come under this region.
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