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Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 537

Q537

Meat production in India

A.
6 mt
Answer
B.
8 mt
C.
10 mt
D.
18 mt

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
Meat production in India is 6 mt (million ton).
Meat production in India is estimated at 6.3 million tons annually and is ranked 5th in the world in terms of production volume. India is responsible for 3% of the total meat production in the world.
The largest producer of meat in the country is Uttar Pradesh producing 23% of the total meat followed by West Bengal contributes 12% to the meat production. Andhra Pradesh is the third largest meat producer in the country which produces 7% of the total production.