Question

What are the differences between primitive subsistence farming and commercial farming

Answer 1

primitive subsisistence farming
1 it is still practiced in few parts of India on small patches of land with the help of primitive tools like hoe,daoetc.
2 it depends upon monsoon,natural fertility of the soil and suitability of other environmental conditions to the crops grown
3 it is known as Slash and Burn agriculture.
4 in this type of farming farmers clear a patch of land and produce cereals and other food crops to sustain their family.

Commercial farming
in such farming there is a use of higher doses of modern inputseg high yieldingvariety seedsHYV,chemical fertilizers,insecticides. in ordr to obtain higher priductivity.
2 the degree of commercialisation of agriculture varies from one region to another .for eg rice is commercial crop in Haryana and Punjab but in Odisha it is subsistence crop.

Answer 2

Answer:

◆ Intensive subsistence farming

● this type of farming is practised in the areas where there is a large pressure on the land

● farmers uses large number of inputs so as to get maximum outputs from their limited land .

● though the right inheritance has rendered the land uneconomical farmers uses high doses of input in this limited land

◆ commercial farming

● this type of farming is characterized by the use of large amount of inputs such as h y v seeds, chemical fertilizers etc.

● This includes large amount of labour .

● This type of farming is having large amount of output also.

●for example , rice is a commercial