Major crops in MP and their major areas

The state of Madhya Pradesh is situated in the central part of India which is surrounded by Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, and Rajasthan. Major cities of the state are- Bhopal (capital city) Indore, Gwalior, Jabalpur, and Ujjain etc.

There are 11 Agro-climatic zones and a variety of soils available in the state to support the cultivation of a wide range of crops.

Soybean (26.51%) followed by wheat (22.18%), gram (13.79%), and paddy (7.56%) are the major crops of the state.

S. No.	Crop	Highest Producers (percentage)	Highest Producers (kilogram/ hectare)
1.	Wheat	Hoshangabad, Raisen, Ujjain, Shivpuri, Harda, Vidisha, Dhar, Sihore	Hoshangabad (highest producer), Mandsaur, Bhind, Neemuch, Guna, Gwalior, Sheopur, Satna
2.	Paddy	Balaghat, Katni, Seoni, Satna, Shahdol	Ashoknagar, Sheopur, Gwalior, Bhind, Harda
3.	Coarse Grain Crop	Dhar, Chhindwara, Barwani, Jhabua, Ratlam	Burhanpur, dhar, Barwani, Sheopur, Ratlam
4.	Gram	Chhindwara, Rajgarh, Ujjain, Dhar, Sagar, Dewas	Chhindwara, Bhind, Sheopur, Khandwa, Barwani, Gwalior
5.	Tur	Chhindwara, Narsinghpur, Singhrauli, Siwani, Betul, Riwa, Damoh	Chhindwara, Singhrauli, Bhind, Siwani, Narsinghpur, Katni, Harda
6.	Rai or Mustard	Bhind, Morena, Mandsaur, Sheopur, Gwalior, Shivpuri, Neemuch	Mandsaur, Ratlam, Sheopur, Chhindwara, Dewas, Ashoknagar, Katni
7.	Soyabean	Dhar, Ujjain, Mandsaur, Vidisha, Ratlam	Dhar, Burhanpur, Sheopur, Gwalior, Morena

Other Crops

S. No.	Crops	Major Areas	Other facts
1.	Pulses	Sehore	Madhya Pradesh is the top producer of Pulses in India, followed by Rajasthan and Maharashtra.
2.	Black Lentil	Mandore, Neemuch, Tikamgarh	-
3.	Sesame Seeds	Chhatarpur, Tikamgarh, Sidhi, Morena, Shahdol, Damih, Sagar, Jabalpur, Siwani and Nimar	-
4.	Flax Seeds	Riwa (top producer), Sagar, Damoh, Tikamgarh, Balaghat and Siwani	-
5.	Groundnut	Shivpuri, Chhindwara, Barwani, Tikamgarh, Jhabua, Khargaun	-
6.	Coffee	Kukaru in Betul district	In Madhya Pradesh, the coffee production was started by St. Wilsford.
7.	Cotton	Barwani, Burhanpur, Khandwa, Khargaun, Dhar, Jhabua, Chhindwara, Dewas	Crop types- H-8, WHH 09 BT, JK 5 etc.
8.	Hemp	Satna, Riwa, Nimar	-
9.	Jute	Satna, Riwa, Mandla, Dindori	Jute based industries are located in Mandla and Dindori
10.	Mesta	Satna, Riwa, Mandla, Dindori	-
11.	Marijuana	Khandwa and Burhanpur	-
12.	Opium	Mandsaur and Neemuch	-
13.	Tobacco	Riwa	-
14.	Sugarcane	Narsinghpur, Chhindwara, Burhanpur, Betul, Datiya	Sugarcane Research Centre is situated in Narsinghpur

Important Agriculture Research Institute in MP:

Sr. N0	Research Institute	City
1.	Wheat research center	Pawarkheda (Hoshangabad)
2.	International Maize and Wheat research center	Khamariya (Jabalpur)
3.	Cotton research center	Khargone
4.	Paddy research center	Barwani
5.	National Soybean research center	Indore
6.	Central Institute of Agriculture Engineering	Bhopal
7.	Pulses research center	Amlaha (Sehore)
8.	Sugarcane research center	Bohani (Narsinghpur)
9.	Grapes research center	Ratlam
10.	International center for Agriculture research	Amlaha (Sehore)

Important facts related to Agriculture of MP:

The largest Soybean plant in Asia	Indore
The college of Agriculture Engineering	Jabalpur
Headquarter of seed and firm development corporation	Bhopal
The state seed certification body	Bhopal
The state biological certification organization	Indore
The first Agriculture university of state	JNKVV, Jabalpur 1964

One District One Product (ODOP) Scheme:

The ODOP initiative in Madhya Pradesh is aimed to boost balanced regional development across all districts in the state. The idea is to select, brand, and promote One Product from each District of Madhya Pradesh.

District	ODOP
Agar Malwa	Orange / Citrus
Alirajpur	Custard Apples
Anuppur	Mango
Ashoknagar	Tomato
Balaghat	Kodo-Kutki
Barwani	Ginger
Betul	Mango
Bhind	barge
Bhopal	Guava
Burhanpur	Banana