Question

Establish the difference between commercial farming and subsistence forming with the help of suitable example

Answer 1

Subsistence farming:

Small scale farming

Used by the family of the farmer

No surplus

No profit

Food crops are used

Eg: Farmer grows wheat and rice only for his family and not for sale.

Commercial farming:

Large scale farming

Used by many consumers

Too surplus

Profit is gained

Cash crops are used

Eg: Farmer grows cotton and sells it in order to gain profit

Answer 2

Commercial Farming

Use of higher doses of modern inputs like HYV seeds, fertilizers, etc.

Commercialization of agriculture varies from region to another

Plantation is also a type of commercial farming

Use of well-developed network of transport and communication

High productivity for commercial purpose

Subsistence Farming

Is practiced on small patches of land

Labour intensive farming

Use of primitive tools

ependent on Monsoons

Called as ‘Slash and burn’ agriculture.

Low productivity

Example: Rice is a commercial crop in Haryana and Punjab but in Odisha it is a subsistence crop.