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Describe for chracterstic of subsistence forming 0

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Answer:

Two types of subsistence farming are practiced in India. One is primitive subsistence farming and the other is intensive subsistence farming. Four characteristics of subsistence farming in India are :

1. Primitive subsistence farming is practiced on a small patch of land with primitive tools such as a hoe, digging sticks etc.

2. In intensive subsistence farming, cultivation is done on an area of high population pressure.

3. 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.

4. In intensive subsistence farming, high quantities of fertilisers are used.