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This region stretches over the western fringes of the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Kerala. In the north, it is known as the Konkan coastal plains and in the southern parts as the Malabar coastal plains. The mean July temperature varies between 25° C and 30° C and mean January temperatures between 181’ C and 30° C. The mean annual rainfall is more than 200 cm.
Rice, oilseeds, sugarcane, millets, pulses, cotton, and coconut are the main crops. Moreover spices are raised along the hill slopes of the Western Ghats.
Raising of high value crops (pulses, spices, and coconut) should get more agricultural area. Development of infrastructural facilities and promotion to prawn culture in brackish water should get preference.