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Give importance of groundnut as an oil seed? Name the largest groundnut producing states in India.

(1)Groundnut accounts for about half of the major oil seeds produced in India.
(2)The largest producer of ground nut Is Andhra Pradesh. Other states are Tamil   Nadu,    Karnataka, Gujarat and Maharashtra.

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