Name: Agriculture as An Important Economic Activity
Uploaded: 2019-07-19
Duration: 4 min 30 s
Description: Agriculture is a primary activity in India. It is influenced by several factors, as seen in this video.

Question

Distinguish between intensive and extensive farming.

Accepted Answer

Differences between intensive and extensive farming are:

1) In intensive farming, the farmer tries to get the maximum possible output from a small plot of land. In contrast, extensive farming is mostly practised in sparsely-populated areas, where abundant land is available, suitable for farming.
2) The farmer uses simple tools and abundant human labour, while the landholdings are usually large, and the farm work is done using machines.

3) This type of farming is mostly practised in the densely populated countries of the monsoon region, while extensive farming is done in sparsely-populated areas.
4) In intensive farming, rice is the most important crop grown, while in extensive farming, the most important crops grown are wheat and maize.

Distinguish between intensive and extensive farming.

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