DAIRYING IN GUJARAT A Statistical Profile 2013 Part VII: AGRICULTURE

Particulars North-West Zone North Saurashtra South Saurashtra Bhal & Coastal Area

Districts/Talukas 1) Whole of Kuchchh 1) Whole of 1) Whole of Junagadh 1) Area around the Gulf district Jamnagar of Khambhat, Bhal 2) Part of Bhavnagar and coastal region 2) Part of Rajkot 2) Part of Rajkot (Sihor, Ghogha, in Bharuch, Anand district (Maliya disctrict Gariadhar, Palitana, and Surat districts taluka) Paddhari, Lodhika, Talaja and Mahua Jasdan, Rajkot, talukas) 2) Part of Surat district 3) Part of Wankaner, Morvi, (Olpad taluka) Surendranagar Jamkanandorna 3) Part of Amreli district (Halvad, and Kotda Sangani district (Dhari, 3) Part of Bharuch Dhrangadhra and talukas) Savarkundla, district (Hansot and Dasada talukas) Rajula, Jafrabad, Vagra talukas) 3) Part of Khambha, Amreli, 4) Part of Patan Surendranagar Babra, Lilia, Lathi 4) Part of Ahmedabad district (Sami, (Wadhwan, Muli, and Kunkavav district (Dholka Harij, Chanasma, Chotila and Sayla Vadia talukas) and Dhandhuka Santalpur and talukas) talukas) Radhanpur talukas) 4) Part of Rajkot 4) Part of Bhavnagar district (Jetpur, 5) Part of Bhavnagar 5) Part of Banaskantha district (Gadhada, Dhoraji Upleta and district (Vallabhipur district (Kankrej, Umrala and Botad Gondal talukas) and Bhavnagar Deodar, Vav and talukas) talukas) Tharad talukas) 5) Part of Junagadh district (Kodinar 6) Part of 6) Part of Ahmedabad taluka) Surendranagar district (Viramgam district (Limbdi and Daskroi taluka) talukas) Rainfall (mm) 250 to 500 400 to 700 645 to 700 625 to 1000

Climate Arid to semi-arid Dry sub-humid Dry sub-humid -

Type of Soil Sandy and saline Shallow medium Shallow medium black Medium black poorly black and calcareous drained and saline Soil Characteristics Cultivated and Cultivated and Cultivated forest and Dry land cultivation and Land Use grassland grassland grassland Classification Crops Groundnut, cotton, Groundnut, cotton, Groundnut, cotton, Cotton, sorghum, pearl millet, pulse, pulses, wheat, wheat, bajra, sorghum groundnut, pearl millet wheat and sorghum sorghum, pearl millet and sugarcane and wheat and sugarcane

General Fertility N - low, P - low N - medium to high, N - medium to high, N - poor, P - medium, P - low, P - low, K - high K - medium K - low to medium

N: Nitrogen, P: Phosphorus, K: Potash SOURCE: Agriculture & Co-operation Department, Govt of Gujarat & www.dacnet.nic.in

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