In Goa, traditional sources of irrigation were storage tanks, small Diversion bandharas, natural springs, and wells. For rabi paddy (vaigon) Irrigation was mostly from storage tanks located in Salcete and Bardez. The usual practice is to cultivate Kharif paddy in-tank bed and the water weir is closed early in September after the harvest of Kharif paddy. In Ponda, Sanguem, and Bicholim small kuccha "diversion" works are constructed on Dallas to irrigate paddy fields during Rabi. The considerable area under the areca nut depends on various springs at higher altitudes. After the Liberation of Goa, a number of Government "lift irrigation schemes" were commissioned. Irrigation wells were also opened.

Raw Material Available

• Cashew
• Bajra
• Ragi
• Jowar
• Rice
• Fish
• Palm

A major strength of Goa’s food processing industry lies in the following:

• Field crops:- Paddy, Ragi, Sugarcane, Groundnut, Cowpea, etc.
• Fruits:- Mango, Cashew, Coconut, Banana, Pineapple, Jackfruit, Arecanut, etc.
• Vegetables:- Brinjal, Bhendi, Chillies, Cucumber, Pumpkin, Gourds, Musk Melons, Red amaranthus, Raddish, Knol-Khol, Cabbage, Bottle gourd, Long beans, Cluster beans, etc.
• Flowers:- Jasmine, Crossandra, Dahlia, Hibiscus, Marigold, Orchids, Gerbera, Anthuriums, Gladiolus, etc.
• Spices:- Black Pepper, Nutmeg, Kokum, Turmeric, Cinnamon, etc.
• Tubers:- Colocasia, Yam, Elephant foot, Dioscorea, Sweet Potato, etc

Goa being a small state is dependent on its neighboring states for milk, poultry, and vegetables. Rice that is cultivated in the rains from June to September is the major crop followed by cereals like pulses and small millets. The areca nut, coconut, cashew is the other major plantation crops here and the garden crops include pineapple, mango, bananas, and jackfruits. Also, from the forest, various types of barks and bamboo canes are harvested.

For high - quality planting material, nurseries, and tissue - cultural laboratories are being promoted by the government. At Assonara, the Sagar Caju nursery is amongst the biggest in Asia. To recharge the groundwater table and to harvest rainwater, simple watershed techniques are being used.

The coastline of Goa is also rich in fishery resources where the local fishermen usually catch a variety of fish such as sharks, mackerels, sardines, seer fish, silver belly, pomfrets, butterfish, prawns, crabs, and squids. Sometimes one can also see a lot of bamboo poles that jut out of the water. These actually have fishing nets below the water line and when the water recedes through the net during the low tide, the fish are trapped.

In Goa, Regulation activity has achieved remarkable progress by centralizing the trade at Ponda, Curchorem, Valpoi, Canacona, and Pernem Sub Yards. At Margao and Mapusa Yards centralization has received a little setback due to the reluctance of coconut traders to shift to the market yard. At the initial stage, all persuasive methods are being used to shift the trade to the trade and Board hopes that it will be in a position to centralize the trade of Coconut to Margao Main Yard and trade of Banana, Coconut, Cashewnut to Mapusa Sub Market Yard.

Processing adds value to Agriculture produce. Cashew kernel processing, Feni extraction are important agro-industry with Fruit processing like Mango, Kokum, Jamun supporting the sector. Agro cottage industries making Papad, Pickles, Medicine, Masala, etc. are also coming up.

• The mining belt of Goa covers an area of approximately 700 sq. km & is mostly concentrated in the 4 talukas of Bicholim, Salcete, Sanguem & Quepem.
• Vedanta has large iron ore mines in Goa and Karnataka and a pig iron plant in Goa. The mining operations are carried out at the Codli group and the Sonshi group of mines in Goa
• Innovative marketing strategies to project Goa as an all-time leisure destination has resulted in higher tourist inflows over the years. With the continuous in-flow of tourists, Russian & European tourists, in collaboration with locals from Arambol to Patnem, have started offering yoga training classes to people
• Goa has a coastline of about 104 km and inland waterways of about 250 km