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This region consists of the hills and plains of Kathiawar, and the fertile valleys of Mahi, and Sabarm ati rivers. It is an arid and semi-arid region where the July
temperature reads about 30°C and that of January about 25°C. The mean annual rainfall varies between 50 cm and 100 cm.
Groundnut, cotton, rice, maize, millets, oilseeds, wheat, pulses, and tobacco are the main crops. It is an important oilseeds producing area. The major thrust of development in the region should be on canal and ground water management, rain-water harvesting, agro-forestry in the region, and brackish/backwater aquaculture in coastal areas.