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GENERAL ECONOMIC SURVEY
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FOOD CROPS
In 1956-57, 56 per cent of the cropped area was under food crops as against 44 per cent under non-food crops. The main food crops of the digtrict are jowar, bajri, wheat, ragi, maize and other hill-millets among cereals; black gram, green gram, kidney bean, pigeon pea, horse gram, gram, chavali among pulses: banana and lady's finger among fruits and vegetables respectively; and sugarcane. Jalgaon is one of the important banana producing
districts of the State. In a normal year Jalgaon produces cereals not only enough to meet its own requirements but also to export a small surplus. Jowar covered about 19 per cent of the gross cropped area and bajri about 10 per cent in 1956-57.
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