Question

Give the difference between commercial and primitive subsistence farming

Answer 1

Subsistence Agriculture

(i) Farming practices in which crops are cultivated for local consumption.

(ii) Farms are small and food crops are cultivated such as rice and wheat.

(iii) Old tools and implements are used by the farmers.

(iv) Depends on monsoon and there is greater use of manpower.

Commercial Agriculture

(i) Farming practice in which goods produced are mainly for the market to get cash.

(ii) Farms are larger and cash crops are cultivated. Such as cotton, sugar-cane, jute.

(iii) Better implements are used and there are proper irrigation fa­cilities.

(iv) Less of manpower is used

Answer 2

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Commercial farming : -

(1) It is a type of agriculture in which a farmer grows crops to sell in the markets.

(2) Modern tools are used.

(3) Farms are very large.

(4) Production is very high.

(5) It can be divided into three parts - (a) Extensive (b) Intensive (c) Plantation agriculture.



Primitive subsistence farming : -

(1) It is a type of farming in which a farmer grows crops for self - substainance.

(2) Traditional tools are used.

(3) Farms are very small.

(4) Production is low.

(5) It can be divided into two parts - (a) Nomadic herding (b) Shifting agriculture.



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