Question

Difference between primitive and intensive subsistence farming 0

Answer 1

Differences between primitive subsistence farming and intensive subsistence farming are as follows:

Primitive Subsistence

1. It is practised on small patches of land.

2. Primitive tools like hoe, dao and digging sticks, and family community labour are used.

3. In this type of farming, farmers depend on the monsoons and natural fertility of the soil.

4. Land productivity in this type of agriculture is low.

Intensive Subsistence

I. It is practised on bigger land holdings.

2. Modern inputs like HYV seeds, chemical fertilisers, insecticides, etc., to obtain higher productivity are used.

3. In intensive subsistence, irrigation facilities like tubewells and canal irrigation is used.

4. Land productivity is high as it is meant for commercial purposes

Answer 2

Explanation:

Subsistence Agriculture is the production of food primarily for consumption by the farmer's family. Commercial Agriculture is the production of cash crops primarily for sale off the farm.