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SOYBEAN
Soybean, which is traditionally grown as a food crop in some parts of the State, is another
oilseed crop of great promise. With about 20 per cent oil, the crop can be raised with profit both in
monoculture as well as in mixture with other crops like maize, ragi and other millets. Besides its
use as a source of oil, soybean is used for preparing milk, curd, cheese and many other useful
foodstuffs. The soybean cake is very rich source of protein and is very useful as feed for mulch
cattle. In HP, soybean is cultivated on 500 hectares with a production of 200 tonnes 1997-98.
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