Maharashtra is a state on the northern part of India's western coast. Its main centre is Mumbai, the commercial capital of india. Maharashtra is mainly agricultural with a welldeveloped industrial sector. Agriculture is of major importance in the economy. About 70 per cent of the postulation depends on farming for a living. About 60 per cent of the total area of Maharashtra is under cultivation. Only oneeighth of that land is irrigated.
The main staple crops are rice, jowar (largemillet), bajra (small millet), wheat, and pulses. The state is also a major producer of oil-seeds.These crops include peanuts and sun flowers Important cash crops are cotton, sugaring,tobacco, hermetic, and a variety of vegetables.The state also produces fruit and has a substantial area devoted to bananas, capes,sweet limes, mangoes, and oranges.
A major problem in Maharashtra is the scarcity of water. The state government has encouraged a more diversified agricultural system. History : The origin of the name -Maharashka-is uncles. It may come from the word ran (chariot) whose drivers formed an army (maharathis). They probably migrated to the south and settled in the upland area in the 600's. There they mingled with aboriginal tribes. By the middle of the 1500's, Maharashtra consisted of several small kingdoms ruled by Mahatma chieftains who spent much of their time fighting each other. In a feign that lasted from 1627 to 1680, the Marathan prince Shivaji welded these various Marathon kingdozrts into a powerful state. The power of the new Marathan state was based on a strong, well-organized army. It threatened the Mughal empire in the north, weakened it though constant military campaigns, and contributed to its downfall.
A major problem in Maharashtra is the scarcity of water. The state government has encouraged a more diversified agricultural system. History : The origin of the name -Maharashka-is uncles. It may come from the word ran (chariot) whose drivers formed an army (maharathis). They probably migrated to the south and settled in the upland area in the 600's. There they mingled with aboriginal tribes. By the middle of the 1500's, Maharashtra consisted of several small kingdoms ruled by Mahatma chieftains who spent much of their time fighting each other. In a feign that lasted from 1627 to 1680, the Marathan prince Shivaji welded these various Marathon kingdozrts into a powerful state. The power of the new Marathan state was based on a strong, well-organized army. It threatened the Mughal empire in the north, weakened it though constant military campaigns, and contributed to its downfall.
