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Explanation:
Agriculture is a primary activity which produce the food we eat and raw material for industries . Ex - coffee, tea
There are three types of agriculture
1) primitive
2) intensive subsistence
3) commercial
Answer:
- What is Agriculture
Ans ) Agriculture is the art and science of cultivating the soil, growing crops and raising livestock's
2. Define types of Agriculture
1. Shifting Cultivation
Shifting cultivation is commonly practiced in the tropics. It involves forest clearance through burning and slashing.
2. Nomadic Herding
Nomadic herding is the practice of keeping and grazing animals on natural pastures. It is common in the arid and semi-arid regions
3. Rudimentary Sedentary Tillage
Unlike other types of agricultural activities, rudimentary sedentary cultivation is a type of subsistence farming practiced on the same piece of land year-in, year-out.
4. Livestock Ranching/Pastoral Farming
Livestock ranching focuses on rearing animals. Unlike nomadic herding, farmers do not move from one place to another in search of pasture and water, but live in settlements.
5. Commercial Plantations
Also known as tree crop farming, industrialized agriculture or plantation farming, commercial plantations cover large land areas.
6. Mixing Farming
Also known as grain and livestock farming, mixed farming involves the growing of crops and rearing of animals.
7. Specialized Horticulture
Increased demand for horticultural products in highly urbanized areas with dense populations led to the development of specialized horticulture.
8. Subsistence Farming
Subsistence farming involves growing crops and keeping animals for the sole purpose of feeding the farmer and his family.
9. Intensive Subsistence Farming with/without Rice as a Dominant Crops
Tropical regions with dense populations and high rainfall are the areas where intensive subsistence farming is practiced. Rice is the major crop grown because it can fee and employ many people in every unit area.
10. Mediterranean Agriculture
Mediterranean agriculture involves the rearing of animals and growing of crops in the rugged, Mediterranean terrain.
11. Dairy Farming
Dairy farming involves the rearing of cattle for milk. With its origins in Europe, the activity is highly developed in Sweden and Denmark. However, it has spread to other parts of the world and is practiced in areas near market.
12. Commercial Grain Farming
Commercial grain farming resulted from mechanization of farms. It is mainly practiced in areas with less-dense population and low rainfall.
13. Arable Farming
Arable farming, unlike pastoral or mixed farming, involves the growing of crops without keeping animals.