Question

Wha kind an activity is agriculture what all does it includes

Answer 1

AGRICULTURE IS A PRIMARY ACTIVITY THAT IS DIRECTLY RELATED WITH EXTRACTION AND PRODUCTION OF NATURAL RESOURCES. IT INCLUDES GROWING OF CROP, FRUIT, VEGETABLES AND REARING Of LIVESTOCK. AGRICULTURE IS ALSO KNOWN AS FARMING.

THERE ARE DIFFERENT TYPES OF AGRICULTURE:
NOMADIC HEARDING
LIFESTOCK RANCHING
COMMERCIAL PLANTATION
SHIFTING CULTIVATION
SUBSISTENCE AND INTENSIVE FARMING

Answer 2

Transport, trade, banking, insurance and advertising are examples of tertiary activities. Agriculture is a primary activity. It includes growing crops, fruits, vegetables, flowers and rearing of livestock. In the world, 50 per cent of persons are engaged in agricultural activity.

Farming is practised in various ways across the world.

Depending upon the geographical conditions, demand

of produce, labour and level of technology, farming can

be classified into two main types. These are subsistence

farming and commercial farming.

Subsistence Farming

This type of farming is practised to meet the needs of the

farmer’s family. Traditionally, low levels of technology

and household labour are used to produce on small

output. Subsistence farming can be further classified

as intensive subsistence and primitive subsistence

farming.

In intensive subsistence agriculture the farmer

cultivates a small plot of land using simple tools and

more labour. Climate with large number of days with

sunshine and fertile soils permit growing of more than

one crop annually on the same plot. Rice is the main

crop. Other crops include wheat, maize, pulses and

oilseeds. Intensive subsistence agriculture is prevalent

in the thickly populated areas of the monsoon regions

of south, southeast and east Asia.