This region includes Kathiwar and fertil valleys of Mahi and Sabarmati rivers. It is an arid an semi-arid region with average annual rainfall be tween 50 cm-100 cm, and monthly temperatu” between 26°C-42°C in July and 13°C-29°C in Janu ary. Soils are regur in the plateau region, alluvium in thecoastal plains, and red and yellow soils in Jamnagar Groundnut, cotton, rice, millets, oilseeds, wheatand tobacco are the main crops. It is an important oilseed producing region.
The major thrust of development in the region should be on canal and ground water management, rain water harvesting and management, dry land farming, agro-forestry development, wasteland development and developing marine fishing and brackish/back-water aquaculture in coastal zones and river deltas.