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Crops and cropping systems
About 79% of the net cultivated area is under rice, wheat, maize and pulses followed by
sugarcane and oilseeds. Rice occupies 44%, wheat 19.85% and maize 9.1% of the gross cropped
area. Among the oilseeds, rapeseed and mustard, and linseed occupy the major area.In irrigated
region, rice-wheat and maize-wheat rotations are very popular. Both Kharifand Rabimaize, and
sugarcane are taken by large numbers of progressive farmers. Under un-irrigated situations,
mixed cropping of maize and pigeonpea in uplands is a common feature. In low lands, rice
followed by gram or rice followed by barley+pea is a popular rotation. Among the cash crops,
tobacco and chillies are the most important crops. The multiple cropping involving jute, rice, and
wheat sequence is very much popular with large number of progressive cultivators having
assured irrigation facilities.

Fertilizer consumption
Total consumption of N, P 2O 5 and K 2O was 10,53,005, 3,08,848 and 1,46,721 tonnes,
respectively, and consumption of ZnSO 4 was 671 and 966 tonnes in Kharif and Rabi season,
respectively in 2016-17.