Cotton is among the most essential cash crops or commercial crops for Indian farmers. There are many cotton producing states in the Country, including MP, Gujarat, Maharashtra, and others. It makes it the second-largest cotton-producing Country in the world. It is known as White-Gold in Economic and production terms. Cotton plays a crucial role in every human being’s life, especially for the Indian people. Cotton or Kapas is a basic need of life after food, in the form of clothes.
Cotton-producing states in India
Let’s know how many states are producing cotton in India.
Gujarat is the top cotton-producing state in the Country, with a production of 90.60 lakh bales, which contributed 27.85% to the nation.
Maharashtra is the second leading kapas cultivation state, including districts like Nagpur and others. With that, 80.45 lakh bales of production contributed 24.73% to the Country’s total output.
In the year 2023-24, Telangana produced 50.80 lakh bales of cotton, accounting for 15.62% of the nation’s total production.
The fourth largest cotton producer is the state of Rajasthan, which accounts for 26.22 lakh bales in 2023-24 and holds 8% of the Country’s share.
MP (Madhya Pradesh) has many districts that farm cotton, like Khargone, Mandsaur, and Ratlam.
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