Answer the following questions in a sentence: (ar What is meant by agriculture ? (b) Name the crop which needs about 210 frost-free days growth (c) What are the major types of farming of the world? Answer the questions in about 40 words each: (a) Name the three categories of crops (b) What are the physical conditions required for the culti of rice ? (c) What is meant by agricultural developement ?
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Definition of agriculture
: the science, art, or practice of cultivating the soil, producing crops, and raising livestock and in varying degrees the preparation and marketing of the resulting products
210 frost-free days are required for the growth of cotton.
Top 08 Types of Farming Practiced Across the World
- Arable Farming. Arable farming involves growing of crops only in warm climate. ...
- Pastoral Farming. ...
- Mixed Farming. ...
- Subsistence Farming. ...
- Commercial Farming. ...
- Extensive and Intensive Farming. ...
- Nomadic Farming. ...
- Sedentary Farming.
Categories of Crops in India
Food Crops (Wheat, Maize, Rice, Millets and Pulses etc.) Cash Crops (Sugarcane, Tobacco, Cotton, Jute and Oilseeds etc.) Plantation Crops (Coffee, Coconut, Tea, and Rubber etc.)
Rice needs a warm or humid climate. The areas having average temperatures of 22°C to 32°C are suitable for its cultivation. During the growing season, the temperature must be more than 25°C. The areas having heavy rainfall ranging from 150 to 300 cm are more suitable for its growth.
Agricultural development is defined as the process that creates the conditions for the fulfilment of agricultural potential. Those conditions include the accumulation of knowledge and availability of technology as well as the allocation of inputs and output.