Describe the production of oil seeds in India.

(l) India is the largest producer of oil seeds in the world.
(ii) About 12 per cent of the total net sown area is used for producing oil seeds.
(iii) Main oil seeds produced in India are groundnut, mustard, coconut, sesamum (til),
soyabean, castor seeds, cotton seeds, linseed and sunflower.
(iv) Most of the oil seeds are edible and used as cooking mediums.
(v) Some are used as raw material in the production of soap, cosmetics and ointments.
(vi) Groundnut is a Kharif crop and accounts for about half of the production of oil seeds in India.
(vii) Andhra Pradesh is the largest producer of groundnut followed by Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Gujarat and Maharashtra.