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With perennial rivers and regular precipitation, most of the land was conducive for growing two/do fasla crops a year - the kharif (autumn) and rabi (spring). With the growth of irrigation, this became even thrice, and arid regions were also made cultivable. Apart from growing staple crops like rice, wheat and millet, Mughals encouraged growing revenue crops, for example, corton in Deccan Plateau and sugar in Bengal. Farmers generally tilled their own land (khud kashta) but cultivators from other villages often joined them (pahi kashta) either owing to economic distress or by choice. Thus, abundance of land, availability of labor and mobility of peasants helped agriculture to expand.
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