Saturday, 21 March 2015

WORLD’S MAJOR CROPS DISTRIBUTION RUBBER

WORLD’S MAJOR CROPS DISTRIBUTION

WINE

CONDITIONS REQUIRED

REGION OF PLANTATION
A good supply of water in the growing season

Summer temperature of 17 - 22˚C.

Skilled people to tend the vines.

Mediterranean region.

Other areas of similar climate in the world.

WORLD’S MAJOR CROPS DISTRIBUTION

RUBBER

The tree is a native of the Amazonian forests, but in the nineteenth century it was taken to South East Asia.


CONDITIONS REQUIRED
IMPORTANT PRODUCING REGIONS

Constant high temperature over 25˚ C.

Fairly evenly distributed annual rainfall over 200 cm.

Heavy, well – drained soil.

Large scale laborers for weeding, tending and tapping.

South East Asia Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand occupy the dominant position.

Other minor producers – sri lanka, India (Kerala),Nigeria & Liberia in Africa and Brazil.

WORLD’S MAJOR CROPS DISTRIBUTION

TOBACCO


CONDITIONS REQURIED
IMPORTANT PRODUCING REGIONS

A warm, moist climate with a frost free period of 120 to 180 days.

Rich, regularly fertilized soils.

Skilled people to tend the plants and grade the leaves.
The world’s largest tobacco producing country is China followed by USA and India

Other producers – North, Central and South America, Southern Europe, Turkey (Turkish or oriental tobacco) an south West Asia, South Asia and South East Asia.

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