Dairy and egg production have grown dramatically. Animals raised include cattle, water buffalo, sheep, goats, pigs, and poultry. Livestock raising contributes roughly half as much in overall value as crop production. Other agricultural commodities grown statewide include other cereal grains, pulses (peas, beans, and lentils), peanuts (groundnuts), corn (maize), and cotton-all of which are processed locally as well-and a variety of fruits and vegetables.Īnimal husbandry has increased significantly in Andhra Pradesh, especially since the start of the 21st century. Rice flour, rice-bran oil, paints and varnishes, soaps and detergents, cardboard and other packaging materials, and cattle feed are all produced from local paddy rice. The Nagarjuna Sagar multipurpose project, diverting the waters of the Krishna for irrigation, has substantially increased the production of rice and sugarcane. Canal irrigation in the Rayalaseema region of the plateau has given rise to agro-industrial complexes rivaling those of coastal Andhra Pradesh. Beginning in the mid-20th century, however, great efforts were made to tap the waters of the Godavari, Krishna, Penneru, and other rivers by constructing dams and reservoirs that benefit both coastal and drier upland regions. The state’s rivers-particularly the Godavari and the Krishna, but also the Penneru-account for its agricultural importance.įor a long time the rivers’ benefits were restricted to the coastal districts of the Andhra region, which had the best irrigation facilities. Andhra Pradesh is one of the leading rice-growing states in the country and is a major producer of India’s tobacco. Settlement patternsĪgriculture, dominated by the production of food grains, is a major, although declining, sector of the state’s economy, in terms of value. Christians live mostly in the urban centres and coastal areas, while Muslims are concentrated in the Rayalaseema region. Smaller segments of the population follow Islam or Christianity. The great majority of the residents of Andhra Pradesh practice Hinduism. Members of the Scheduled Tribes and the Scheduled Castes (the official designation for those formerly called “untouchables”) constitute more than one-fifth of Andhra Pradesh’s total population. Lambadi (Banjari) and a number of other languages are spoken by the state’s Scheduled Tribes (the official designation for indigenous minority peoples who are outside of India’s caste hierarchy).
Most of the remaining groups speak border-area languages, including Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Marathi, and Oriya. A small minority speaks Urdu, a language primarily of northern India and Pakistan. Telugu is the official and most widely spoken language in the state. In general, the state’s various communities are identified more readily by a combination of language, religion, and social class or caste than they are by specific ethnic affiliation. The population of Andhra Pradesh, like that of the other states of India, is highly diverse. SpaceNext50 Britannica presents SpaceNext50, From the race to the Moon to space stewardship, we explore a wide range of subjects that feed our curiosity about space!.
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