The following points highlight the seven important sources of vegetable oil. The sources are: 1. Oil Palm 2. Coconuts 3. Groundnuts 4. Soya Beans 5. Olives 6. Cottonseed 7. Linseed Oil. Source # 1. Oil Palm: The oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) is a tropical palm tree which originated in West Africa. It requires heavy, well-distributed […]
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World’s Largest Wheat Producing Countries | Economic Geography
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It is clear from the world distribution map that wheat is grown over a very wide area. There are over 232 million hectares (573 million acres) of land under wheat production and the annual harvest is estimated to be 386 million tonnes. It is clear from the table that the major wheat exporters of the […]
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Here is a list of world’s largest rice producing countries:- 1. China 2. India 3. Bangladesh 4. Japan 5. Parts of South-East Asia. Rice Production in China: The greatest rice producer in the world is undoubtedly China (36 per cent). Padi is grown mainly in the warmer south in the Chang Jiang (Yangtze) and Xi […]