Agriculture

77% population of Madhya Pradesh lives in village whose main occupation is agriculture. The percentage of working population in Madhya Pradesh is 42.82, out of which the agriculturists and agricultural labourers constitute 19.50 and 8.86% respectively. The net sown area of Madhya Pradesh is 19,478 thousand hectares which is 43.93% of its total geographical area, out of which 3,726 thousand hectare land is cropped more than once. 23.8% of the net sown area of Madhya Pradesh is irrigated. 173.6 lakhs hectare land of the state is under food crops. The area under cereals, pulses, Sugar cane, fruits, vegetables and spices is 1233, 45.3, 0.78, 2.2 and 1.99 lakhs hectares respectively. 44.07 lakhs hectares is under oil seeds and 5.60 lakhs hectares is under cotton crop in Madhya Pradesh.

Madhya Pradesh can be divided into five agricultural regions, i.e. Rice region, Wheat region, Rice and Wheat region, Cotton and Jwar region, Jwar and Wheat region.

Main agricultural resources are Oil Seeds (Soyabean, Other oil seeds), Cotton (Bales), Maize, Sugarcane, Gram, Mango, Guava, Papaya, Orange, Potato, Tomato, Garlic, Coriander, Poppy etc. As the foremost producer of oilseeds, MP accounts for 82% of India's total soybean production. The third largest producer of food grains, MP has a wealth of raw material and 20% of India's forest resources.

The important agricultural industries in the state are cotton textile industry (Indore, Ujjain and Rajnandgaon districts), sugar mills (Gwalior, Mandsaur, Ujjain, Ratlam districts), Jute Industries (Raigarh, Raipur, Satna and Shadol district), Vegetables Ghee Industry (Indore, Gwalior, Jabalpur, East Nimar, and Vidisha districts).

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