Plantation sector is better developed in South India, Why? 

Plantation sector is better developed in South India than the rest of the part of India and can be validated with below points:

1) Climatic Conditions: South India, especially regions of Western Ghats have suitable climate for the plantation sector to flourish. For example: Tea and various types of spices are grown in these areas and very profitable for the community as well.

2) Soil type: Soil also plays major part here as black and red soil helps in developing these plantations.

3) Transport and Market: Transport is also better developed in south India primarily roads which helps in moving the output of plantation sector to their destinations.

4)Awareness and Promotion from government: Promotion from government also plays an important role here which is also a primary reason for this sector to develop in south India whereas in North specially Gangetic plain mostly the focus had been on harvesting cereals like wheat, rice and pulses.

Considering the fact that diversity in agriculture should be brought about by developing and promoting different farm options and technologies, it’s high time we should focus on plantation sector too. Many a time, most of the plantation types don’t depend much on rain so we can have an option where this sector can act as cushion to already distressed farmers by bad rains/monsoons. Though we have NE regions where plantation sector is well developed, more need to be done in those areas as well as the plains of North India keeping required climatic and soil parameter into account, in short more research for this should be developed and promoted.