By what other name Jhumming is known in India and other countries of the world? What is its main drawback? (b) Why is there enormous pressure on agricultural land in intensive subsistence farming? (c) Which crop is a commercial crop in Punjab and Haryana? (d) Which is the most important plantation crop grown in India? Name its two major producing states.
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Answer:
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Explanation:
a] humming is called in North-Eastern states of India and in other parts of India it is also known as 'Shifting Cultivation' and 'Slash and Burn Agriculture'. It is known as 'Roca' in Brazil, 'Ladang' in Malaysia and Indonesia and 'Milpa' in Mexico.
➡ Drawbacks of Shifting Cultivation
As the people clear a plot of land by felling the trees and burning them this causes deforestation. After the soil losses it's fertility in a couple of years, the cultivators abandon the land and move to the other. By applying this type of cultivation method soil losses it's fertility and land got barren.
b] Intensive subsistence farming is practiced in areas of high population and efforts are directed to obtain maximum output from the land. As a result, high dosages of biochemical inputs and intensive irrigation facilities are employed, that puts enormous pressure on land.
c] Rice is a commercial crop in Haryana and Punjab because Punjab and Haryana lie in the Indo-Gangetic region, covered with Alluvial soil which is best for growing rice.
d] Tea is most important plantation crops. it is grown in Sikkim and Assam.
Rice is the most important plantation crop grown in India
- Rice is The major crop of the India.
- Almost every state produce Rice.
- Rice is the Food of the people.
- Rice is mostly grown in West Bengal and Uttar pradesh.