West Bengal is the number one state for rice production in India, year after year, due to its favorable climate for growing rice – with high levels of humidity, ample rainfall, and rich alluvial soils from the Ganga and Brahmaputra Rivers. Rice is the main food product in West Bengal and farmers grow rice in both traditional and modern ways. Because there are several cropping seasons in the state, the overall rice production is high as well.
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1. West Bengal has the highest rice production in the country .
2. State grows over 15% of the nation’s total rice; the following three states round out the top four in order of largest rice producing states are: (i) Uttar Pradesh, (ii) Punjab and (iii) Andhra Pradesh.