Describe the production of oil-seeds in India.

(i) 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.