*AGRICULTURE*
Q1. What is agriculture and also write 4 importance of agriculture.
Q2. Explain any 5 differences between the agricultural practices of the developed and developing countries.
Q3. Explain any 5 features of commercial agriculture.
Answers
Answer1 Agriculture is the art and science of cultivating the soil, growing crops and raising livestock. It includes the preparation of plant and animal products for people to use and their distribution to markets. Agriculture provides most of the world's food and fabrics.
Explanation:1)Agriculture is the predominant occupation of two-third of working population for their livelihood.
2) Agriculture is the major source of income for about three-fourths of India's populations who live in villages.
3) Agriculture provides not only food but also raw materials for manufacturing industries like textiles, sugar, vegetable oil, jute and tobacco.
4) Agriculture is not only an important occupation of the people, but also way of life, culture and custom.
5)Most of the Indian customs and festivals are observed in consonance with agriculture seasons, activities and products.
Answer2 Agricultural economics, study of the allocation, distribution, and utilization of the resources used, along with the commodities produced, by farming. Agricultural economics plays a role in the economics of development, for a continuous level of farm surplus is one of the wellsprings of technological and commercial growth.
Answer3 1 Farmer use of higher doses of modern inputs.
2 Farmer obtain higher productivity from land due to high doses of inputs.
3 In this type of farming crops are produced for sale.
4 It requires a lot of capital.
5 Plantations also refers to commercial farming.