Question

Explain any four characteristics of commercial farming in india

Answer 1

(i) The main characteristic of commercial farming is the use of high doses of modern inputs, like high yielding varieties of seeds, chemical fertilisers, insecticides and pesticides in order to obtain higher productivity.
(ii) The degree of commercialisation of agriculture varies from one region to another, for example rice is a commercial crop of Punjab and haryana but in Orissa it is a subsistence crop.
(iii) Plantation is also a type of commercial farming where a single crop is grown on a large area.
(iv) Plantations cover large areas using capital intensive inputs with the help of migrant labourers.
(v) In India tea, coffee, rubber, sugarcane, banana are important plantation crops.

Answer 2

Such type of farming employs high variety of seeds as well as high fertilisers.

• The characteristics are -

1. Crops are farmed for profit in this type of situation. Tea, coffee, and rubber are examples of cash crops.
2. Such farming ranges in scope from one place to another. Wheat is a commercial reap in State of Punjab but a subsistence one in Orissa.
3. The plantation type is a large-scale cultivation and follows the yield of a particular crop for export.
4. It is regarded as the best sort since it allows for the most efficient use of resources with high yield seeds, better insecticides and considerable quantity of fertilisers.