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A. Himalayan Agricultural Belt


This belt sprawls over Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Darjeeling District of West Bengal, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, and Assam Himalayas. The mean annual rainfall in this belt varies between 125 to 250 cm. Being mountainous, the percentage of arable land is low. Rice, wheat, maize and orchards are the main crops in the Western Himalayas, while rice, tea, and maize are the main crops in the Eastern Himalayas. It has 2 meso and 4 micro regions. Rice, maize, and wheat the significant crops of this region.