13. What are the four characteristics of Subsidence farming?
Answers
Features of subsistence farming are as follows:
(a) It is practised by majority of the farmers in the country.
(b) It is characterised by small and scattered land holdings and use of primitive tools.
(c) The farmers do not use fertilisers and high yielding variety of seeds as they are poor
d)In primitive subsistence farming, farmers clear a patch of land by burning trees and cultivate it for one or two years. Then they clear another patch of land for farming.
Answer:
Characteristics of subsistence farming are as follows:
(a) It is practised by majority of the farmers in the country.
(b) It is characterised by small and scattered land holdings and use of primitive tools.
(c) The farmers do not use fertilisers and high yielding variety of seeds as they are poor.
(d) Most of the produce is consumed by the farmer's family itself. This results in low surplus.
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