Production of castor in India
India being the largest producer of the
castor contributes to around 65 % of the world’s total production. India
produces around 8 lakh tons of castor seed and around 3 lakh tons of castor
oil. The states in the country that are the major producers of castor are
- Gujarat
- Andhra Pradesh
- Rajasthan
- Karnataka
- Orissa
- Tamil Nadu
- Maharashtra
The leading of them all is Gujarat,
which contributes to 86% of the total castor seeds produced in the country. The
districts in Gujarat namely Mehsana, Banaskantha, Sabarkantha, Gandhinagar,
Ahmedabad and Kutch are indulged in the production of Castor and it produces
around .36 million tons. Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan follow Gujarat in the
production of castor seed with .14 and .10 million tons respectively. Andhra
Pradesh relies on its districts namely Nalgonda, Mehboobnagar, Prakasam, Guntur
and Ranga Reddy for the production of the state. The total area on which castor
is produced in India is around 6.25 lakh hectare.
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