Agriculture

Agriculture





- Math, - Jowar, - Moong, - Fruits, - Bajra, - Ground nut, - Sugar cane, - Wheat, - Cotton

 The economy of Kutch is still agro-based and therefore in spite of shortage of water lot of emphasis is being laid on agricultural and farming activities. Beside  State government, the Non-governmental charitable and research institutes like the V.R.T.I. or Vivekananda Research and Training Institute at Mandvi  and its sister concerns is helping the farmers in adopting latest farming techniques.

          New ventures like building of water harvesting structures, Farm Ponds, Drip Irrigation technique, Soil and Water Analysis, Bio-Gas, smokeless chullah, cattle feed projects and plantation are being promoted by the institute.

          Over a period of time the cropping pattern in Kutch is changing gradually. Gone are the days when Lakhpat area was a rice bowl. Crops requiring less water and yielding more cash are the pattern of the day.

CROPS OF KUTCH

• Cereals - Bajri (maximum), Jowar, Wheat and Rice (negligible).
• Pulses - Moong, Moth, Udad, Black gram, Beans.
• Oil seeds - Groundnut, Mustard, Sesaum (Til), Castor, Sunflower and Cotton seeds.
• Others - Guvar, Cattle feed , Cotton (Gossipium), Sugarcane, Dates, Isabgol, etc. 
  
  

  Banana	Dates
  Jowar	Grapes

  
  

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Kutch Costumes

Kutch Costumes

Kutch Costumes
	Kutchi Costumes are unique and some of the embroidered are very costly. The mirror work and embroidery work forms an integral part of Kutchi Handicrafts irrespective of the community or ethnic group to which they belong , however the workmanship differs. In fact the various communities can be identified by the pattern of handicrafts and dress or costumes they were. For instance, the Garacia Jat women wear only red or black chunis while Rabari women wear black open blouses or cholis with odhnis to cover head.          In the rural areas women wear Chaniya choli during the whole year, Chaniya choli's are of many designs and fashion. Typical Kutchi costume is incomplete without 'Abha' or 'Kanjari'. 'Abha' is the name of the typical choli worn by women folk and 'Kanjari' is a long blouse beautifully embroidered and with mirror work.  Most men in Kutch wear loose trousers, a long-sleeved under-jacket, a short coat,. a plain or silk-bordered cloth. Normally men prefer white clothes except the Muslims who prefer colored clothes. Jat's Dress They wear red or black cloth commonly known as 'GAGA'. Jat men wear Khamis and Lungi. Ahir women's dress     Young women wear gathered skirts of red, green, blue, orange or brown tie and die cloth with rich embroidery.      Older married women wear plain black cotton tube skirts and simple decorated cotton or plain mashru blouses in subdued colors. Harijan The dress of harijan lady mainly consist of cotton, silk or satin printed matrials skirt, blouse and chuni. However the style change in subgroups. Harijan  Harijan males are normally seen in whites except during the festivals. Rabari female dress includes long black woollen skirt-'Ludi' and backless blouse-'Kapadu'. The veil-'Odhani' is of black wool with tie & dye pattern. Rabari male dress includes tightly gathered pure white upper garment-'Kadiya' and long dhoti like wrapped lower garment.

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Bharatiya Sanskruti Darshan

Bharatiya Sanskruti Darshan 

Mr Ramsinhji K Rathod a scholar of the folk art of Kutch and winner of many state Government awards has created an excellent museum in Bhuj which is called Bharatiya Sanskruti Darshan.
The museum epitomizes the rustic life styles of the Kutchi villager containing around 4500 exhibits. Also, there are more than 1500 rare books on art and culture. This museum has five major sections. In the Ethnological section, Sahitya Chitra, in the central hall can be found rare works of literature. In other sections are interesting artifacts such as leather embroidery, wood work, wood carvings, terra cotta, wall paintings, bead work, stone carvings, musical instruments, knives and swords and silver work.
Inside one of the huts is the intricately designed "Kothala" (the treasury). In olden times, ornaments money, and other valuables of the royalty were kept in the "Kothala".

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