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Part VII :
Agriculture
National Dairy Development Board
Dairying in MAHARASHTRA
A Statistical Profile
2015
VII.1. Agriculture
Table VII.1.2: Details of Agro-Climatic Zones
Parameters
South Kokan
Coastal Zone/
Very high
Rainfall zone
With laterite
soils
North Kokan
Coastal Zone/
Very high
rainfall zone
with non-
lateritic soils
Western Ghat
Zone/Ghat
Zone
Transition
Zone-1/ Sub
Montane
Zone
Transition Zone-
2/ Western
Maharashtra
Plain Zone
Districts
Mainly Ratnagiri
and Sindhudurg
districts
Thane and
Raigarh
Hilly high
lying terrains
of Kolhapur,
Satara, Pune,
Ahmadnagar &
Nashik districts
& small area
of Sindhudurg
district.
Sloping
Portions (19
tehsils) of five
districts of
Nashik, Pune,
Satara, Sangli &
Kolhapur.
Tehsils of Dhule,
Ahmadnagar, Sangli
& central tehsils of
Nashik, Pune, Satara
& Kolhapur districts.
Geographical Area
(‘000 ha)
1,320
1,659
1,878
1,029
1,791
Gross Cropped
Area (000ha)
350
469*
886*
Rainfall (mm)
2,000-3,000
2,250-3,000
3,000-5,000
1,250-2,500
700-1,250
Soil
Laterite soil.
PH 5.5-6.5
acidic, poor in
phosphorous,
rich in nitrogen
and Potassium
Coarse & shallow.
PH 5.5 to 6.5,
acidic, Rich in
nitrogen, poor
in phosphorus &
potash.
‘Warkas’ i.e.
light laterite &
reddish brown.
Distinctly
acidic, poor
fertility low
phosphorous &
potash content.
Soils are reddish
brown to black
tending to
lateritic. PH 6-7.
Well supplied
in nitrogen
but low in
phosphorous &
potash
Soils greyish black,
moderately alkaline,
Fair in Nitrogen,
Phosphorus, Potash
content. Well
drained & good for
irrigation.
Crops
Paddy, Ragi,
Pulses, Mango,
Coconut,
Arecanut,
Cashewnut
Paddy, Pulses,
Oilseeds, Banana
and Sapota
(Chikoo)
Paddy, Ragi,
Jowar, Pulses,
Groundnut,
Sugarcane,
Mango,
Cashewnut
Kharif cereals,
Groundnut,
Sugarcane,
Mango, Grapes
Guava, Banana,
Cashewnut
Jowar, Bajra,
Groundnut, wheat,
Sugarcane, Pulses.
Source: Department of Agriculture, Govt. of Maharashtra, and Report of the high level committee on balanced regional development issues in Maharashtra
(2013), Planning Department, Govt. of Maharashtra.
* Net sown area