Tag: geography

Rice is the prime crop cultivated in all the districts of Tamil Nadu.

Krishnagiri district in the Tamil Nadu state is the prominent region which is involved in the mango cultivation and fruit processing activity.

Animal husbandry is the branch of agriculture concerned with animals that are raised for meat, fiber, milk, eggs, or other products. It includes day-to-day care, selective breeding, and the raising of livestock. The breeding, maintenance, and slaughter of these animals, known as animal husbandry, is a component of modern agriculture that has been practiced in many cultures since humanity's transition to farming from hunter-gatherer lifestyles. Animal husbandry practices have varied widely across cultures and time periods

Government botanical garden is located in city of Ooty of Tamil Nadu state. It was laid out in the year 1848. It is spread over an area of 22 hectares. It is maintained by Tamil Nadu horticulture department. It has around 650 species of fauna.

Kerala and Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu state is the traditional rubber growing area accounting for 90 per cent of rubber production.

Theni district of Tamil Nadu is known for Grapes production.

The place where a rice research station situated in Thanjavur district is Aduthurai. The research centre was established in April 1985 in TNAU to meet the research requirements of the region. It was established to facilitate accelerated rice breeding programme of the institute, the centre contributed immensely to the early success of green revolution in rice through the development of popular Pusa rice varieties.