Geography
Why Gujarat and Maharashtra are the leading producers of Cotton?
Indian Agriculture Cash Crops
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Gujarat and Maharashtra are the leading producers of Cotton because the moist climate of both the states is well suited for cotton cultivation and the temperature is ideal for the cotton industries as the cotton threads tend to break in dry climate while they rarely break in moist and humid climate.
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