Major Crops of India and World: Origin, Introduction and Top Producing States & Countries

 

Crop	Native Region	Introduced in India By	Top Indian State	Top Producing Country
Tea	China	British	Assam	China
Coffee	Ethiopia	British (Commercial)	Karnataka	Brazil
Cocoa	Central America	British (Commercial)	Andhra Pradesh	Ivory Coast
Rubber	Brazil	British	Kerala	Thailand
Palm Oil	West Africa	British	Andhra Pradesh	Indonesia
Pineapple	South America	Portuguese	West Bengal	Costa Rica
Banana	South & SE Asia	Native	Maharashtra	India
Cotton	India & Mexico	Native	Gujarat	China
Sugarcane	South & SE Asia	Native	Uttar Pradesh	Brazil
Cashew	Brazil	Portuguese	Maharashtra	Ivory Coast
Chillies	Mexico	Portuguese	Andhra Pradesh	India