Andhra Pradesh Soil and Vegetation

Soil & Vegetation in Andhra Pradesh are the main natural resources and the most important too, as it is an agriculturally oriented state. More than 60 % of the total working population is linked with agriculture, which forms the mainstay of their livelihood. The state boasts of almost all type of soils and crops found in other parts of India. Andhra Pradesh is one of the largest producer of rice in the country and one of the leaders in producing other cash crops too. The types of soil, which are usually found in the state are:

Red soil
Alluvial soil
Black soil
Saline soil
Laterite soil
Peaty and Marshy soils

The wide range of cash crops that the state grows are:

Tobacco
Groundnut
Chillies
Sugar
Jute
Turmeric
Oilseeds
Cotton

Other principal crops of Andhra Pradesh are:

Millets
Jowar
Ragi
Redgram
Sugarcane

The state of Andhra Pradesh is also the producer of fine varieties of the following fruits:

Grape
Mango
Sapota
Guava
Banana
Papaya

The state of Andhra Pradesh is rich with its forest resource and almost 23 % of the total geographical area of the province is covered with forests. The total area of the state is 275068 Square Kilometers, whereas the total forest area is 63814 Square Kilometers. Sal and Teak are the main forest products of the state, which comprises of five main types:

Southern Tropical Forest
Southern Tropical Dry Deciduous Forest
Southern Tropical Moist Deciduous Forest
Tidal Swamp Mangrove Forest
Littoral Forest

Last Updated on 20 June 2013

Andhra Pradesh