Sugarcane in India is processed into sugar, jaggery and khandasari. Jaggery (gur / bella/panela) is the natural mixture of sugar and molasses containing vitamins and minerals makes it highly nutritious concentrated sugar.

It is called by different names in different parts of the country like Gur in Maharashtra, Vellam in Tamil Nadu, Bella in Karnataka.

India tops in world jaggery production & export.

Arecanut (Areca catechu L.), is a highly profitable commercial crop. It is the source of common chewing nut, popularly known as betel nut or Supari and very much linked with religious practices.

Arecanut seeds contain alkaloids such as arecaidine and arecoline which when chewed are intoxicating and slightly addictive. The seed also contains tannins (pyrocyanidins) called arecatannins which are carcinogenic. These tannin extractions are used in leather industry.

India stands first in world arecanut production.

Cotton is one of the most important fibre crop in world. It supplies basic raw material for biggest textile industry, that provides jobs for thousands. It is one of the important commercial & cash crop.

Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grown in boll (protective case around the seeds of plants ) of the genus Gossypium in the family Malvaceae.

Top cotton producers of cotton are shown below. India stood at 2nd rank in cotton production in 2013.

Tamrind belongs to family Fabaceae. It is long lived bushy tree. It produces fruit known as pod, with a hard brown outer shell and fleshy, juicy acidulous reddish to brown pulp inside.

Tumkur district tamrind is famous for it’s unique pulp and taste.