Types of Farming
Types of Farming: Overview
This topic covers concepts, such as, Agriculture in India, Farming Systems in India, Primitive Subsistence Farming, Intensive Subsistence Farming, Commercial Farming & Plantation etc.
Important Questions on Types of Farming
The crop grown in Karnataka is _____.
Primitive Subsistence technique of farming is practised by _____ societies.
_____ (Intensive subsistence/Shifting Cultivation/Commercial) type of farming uses higher doses of modern inputs such as chemical fertilizers and high-yielding variety (HYV) seeds.
Commercial farming is the type of farming that is practiced on a large scale, and it provides the raw material for exports.
Tea in _____ and North Bengal is an important Plantation Crop. (Assam/Gujarat/Madhya Pradesh)
Plantation is also a type of commercial farming.
Commercial Farming is done by using High Yield Variety seeds.
Intensive Subsistence Farming and Primitive Subsistence Farming are the same.
Primitive Subsistence Farming in north-eastern states like Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Nagaland is known as _____. (Milpa/Jhumming/Ladang)
In the Primitive Subsistence type of farming, the land productivity is generally high.
Two-third of India's population is engaged in agricultural activities.
