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AGRICULTURE

The major food crops in the State are Rice, Wheat, Jowar, Bajra, Maize, Tur, Gram, Groundnut while major non food crops are Cotton, Tobacco. In the year 1999-2000, the gross cropped area and net cropped area were reported to be 107.02 lakh ha. and 94.99 lakh ha. respectively. In the year 1999-2000, the total net area irrigated was 29.80 lakh ha. in the State. In the year 1995-96 the average size of land holding was reported to be 2.62 ha. As per triennium average ending the year 2001-02, the production of the total foodgrains was estimated to be 38.28 lakh tonnes.
   
ANIMAL HUSBANDRY

Animal Husbandry and Dairying have played a vital role in the rural economy of Gujarat. As per the results of livestock census 1997, there were 209.70 lakh livestock in Gujarat State. As per the estimates of the survey of major livestock products, during the year 2002-03 the production of milk, eggs and wool was of 6.09 million tonnes, 385 million eggs and 2.71 million kg. respectively.
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