production of 608,596 Tonnes which is a contribution of 6.94% of the total food grain production in the state for the year. Some of the important crops grown here are cotton, grams, groundnut, jowar, maize, ragi, rice, sugarcane, sunflower and tur. Horticulture is another area contributing significantly to the economy; especially the palm oil production in H D Kote Taluk. Industries Industries in Mysore district are mainly concentrated around the cities of Mysore and Nanjangud. Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board (KIADB) has established two industrial estates as Mysore and Nanjangud and established six industrial areas in Mysore district to encourage Industrial Development of the district. These are located at Belagola, Belawadi, Hebbal (Electronic City) and Hootagalli of Mysore Industrial estate and the industrial areas Nanjangud and Thandavapura of Nanjangud industrial estate. The first major industry to be set up in Mysore with the partnership of the Maharaja of Mysore when Mysore was still an industrially backward district in 1960 was the now defunct Ideal Jawa India Ltd. Motorcycle factory with technical collaboration with Jawa Motors of Czechoslovakia. Some of the major industries located near Mysore city are: Mysore Polymers & Rubber Products Ltd. (MYPOL) - Manufacturer of Rubber Products JK Tyres Ltd. - Manufacturer of tyres Automotive Axles Ltd. - Manufacturer of axles Bharat Earth Movers Ltd. (BEML) - Manufacturer of heavy machinery Karnataka Silk Industries Corporation (KSIC) - Manufacturer of silk garments TVS Ltd. - Manufacturer of motor vehicles and parts (Near Nanjangud, Mysore Taluk) Larsen & Toubro (Manufacturer of medical equipments and Electronic meters) Some of the major industries located in Nanjangud are: Dunford Fabrics (Closed) VKC Sandals (India) Private Limited Nestle India Ltd. Ray Hans Technologies AT&S India Pvt Ltd. TVS Motor Company Bannari Amman Sugars Ltd. South India Paper Mills Indus Fila S Kumars Now --> Reid & Taylor Raman Boards REI Electronics Jubilant Life sciences limited Brakes (India) Bacardi RUM, Gemini Distilleries Pvt Ltd. Zenith Textiles Kottakal Arya Vaidyasala Supreem Pharmaceuticals Mysore Pvt Ltd., ITC (Tobacco Processing) United Breweries (Upcoming) Information technology Mysore is proving to be the next IT hub in Karnataka after the phenomenal success of Bangalore. The government of India has recognised Mysore as number one among the 20 Tier II cities of India for the promotion of the IT industry. Currently, all of the IT related industries are concentrated around Mysore city. The Software Technology Park (STP) in Mysore was inaugurated