Major Crops Grown

CropProduction (Million Tons Per Annum)
Sugarcane110
Bamboo26.5
Cotton7
Soybean5.5
Maize3.5
Gram3.3
Wheat2.47
Jowar1.7
Tur1.37
Bajra0.48
Groundnut0.38
Cashew0.2

Residue Generation

CropResidue TypeTotal Generation (Million Tonnes Per Annum)
SugarcaneBagasse, Cane Trash 39.6
MaizeCob, Husk1.75
CottonStalk3.5
SoybeanStalk2.47
WheatStraw0.8
Cashew NutShell 0.14
GroundnutShell0.11

Significant Regions of Availability

  • Sugarcane: Pune, Satara, Solapur, Ahmednagar, Aurangabad
  • Maize: Siddipet, Kolhapur, Satara, Pune
  • Soybean: Yavatmal, Amravati, Buldhana, Nagpur, Wardha, Chandrapur
  • Cotton: Nagpur, Aurangabad, Jalna
  • Cashew: South Konkan Region (Rajgad and Ratnagiri districts), Sindhudurg, Thane, Palghar
  • Bamboo: Konkan, Western Ghat, Sindhudurg, Palghar, Thane, Raigad, Ratnagiri
  • Wheat: Ahmadnagar, Nashik, Pune, Solapur, Jalgaon, Satara, Dhule, Sangli, Kolhapur

Prominent Crops in Different Regions of Maharashtra

RegionProminent Crops
PuneSugarcane, Maize, Wheat
SataraSugarcane, Maize, Wheat
SolapurSugarcane, Wheat, Jowar
AhmednagarSugarcane, Wheat, Jowar
AurangabadSugarcane, Cotton, Paddy, Maize, Wheat
SiddipetMaize, Paddy, Castor
KolhapurMaize, Wheat, Sugarcane
YavatmalSoybean, Cotton, Jowar
AmravatiSoybean, Cotton, Pigeonpea
BuldhanaSoybean, Jowar, Maize
NagpurSoybean, Cotton, Wheat
WardhaSoybean, Pigeonpea, Cotton
ChandrapurSoybean, Paddy, Cotton
JalnaCotton, Jowar, Wheat
South Konkan RegionCashew, Paddy, Mango, Coconut
SindhudurgCashew, Bamboo, Coconut
ThaneCashew, Bamboo, Paddy
PalgharCashew, Bamboo, Paddy, Millet, Black Gram
RaigadBamboo, Rice, Millet
RatnagiriBamboo, Cashew, Coconut
NashikWheat, Rice, Jowar
JalgaonWheat, Tea, Cotton
DhuleWheat, Cotton, Jowar
SangliWheat, Jowar, Maize

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