What are the difference between multiples croping and modern farming methods?
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The two major ways of increasing production and production yield are ‘Multiple cropping’ and ‘Modern farming methods’. The difference between these two methods is -
Multiple Cropping: To grow more than one crop on a piece of land during the same year is called as ‘Multiple cropping’. With the improvement of irrigational facilities as a result of the better availability of electricity, farmers are able to grow two main crops i.e. Kharif (rice, millets, maize etc.) and Rabi crops (wheat, barley, etc.). Many farmers are also growing a third crop i.e. potato, in between these two.
Modern Farming Methods: In some parts of the country like Punjab, Haryana etc. farmers have increased their production by using modern scientific methods which include using High Yielding Variety (HYV) of seeds, more fertilizers, pesticides, improved irrigation techniques and also time-saving heavy duty machinery like, threshers, tractors, harvesters etc.