Name different types of farming practised in India also give five characteristics features of each one of them
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⭐ features of Subsistence Farming:
of Subsistence Farming:The whole family works on the farm.Most of the work is done manually.The farms are small.Tradition methods of farming are followed.Yield is not very high.Most of the yield is consumed by the family with very little surplus for the family.
⭐(2) Shifting Agriculture:
⭐In this type of agriculture, first of all a piece of forest land is cleared by felling trees and burning of trunks and branches. After the land is cleared, crops are grown for two to three years and then the land is abandoned as the fertility of the soil decreases. The farmers then move to new areas and the process is repeated. Dry paddy, maize, millets and vegetables are the crops commonly grown in this type of farming.
⭐The per hectare yield is low. This practice is known by different name in different regions of India like Jhum in Assam, Ponam in Kerala, Podu in Andhra Pradesh and Odisha and bewar masha penda and bera in various parts of Madhya Pradesh. As far as possible governments have tried to discouraged is practice of cultivation by tribals due to wasteful nature such as soil erosion caused by it, when soil erosion caused by it, when soils are not under cultivation.