classify the type of farming with explaination
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Explanation:
CLASSIFICATION OF FARMING IN INDIA - SHORTCUT
Types of farming in India:
i) Subsistence farming
ii) Commercial farming
iii) Shifting agriculture
iv) Intensive farming
v) Extensive farming
vi) Plantation farming
vii) Mixed farming
SHIFTING FARMING - SHORTCUT
It is a slash and burn agriculture. Farmers clear a patch of land and produce cereals and other food crops to sustain their family. When the soil fertility decreases, the farmers shift and clear a fresh patch of land for cultivation.
SUBSISTENCE FARMING - SHORTCUT
Majority of farmers in India practice subsistence farming. It is characterised by small and scattered land holdings and use of primitive tools, like hoe and digging sticks by family members. As the farmers are poor, they do not use fertilisers and high yielding variety of seeds in their fields.
INTENSIVE AND EXTENSIVE FARMING - SHORTCUT
Intensive farming: This is a system of farming under which small farms are cultivated intensively using large inputs of manual labour, manures and fertilisers. Usually, more than one crop is cultivated on the same field. The main crops grown are rice and wheat.
Extensive farming: This type of farming is practised on farms of large size with the help of machines and the input of labour per unit area is low. The emphasis is laid on increased production. The main crops grown are rice, wheat, sugarcane, etc.