Question

What are the different ways of increasing production on the same piece of land? Use examples to explain.

NCERT Class 9th Economics Social Studies Ch 1 The Story of Village Palampur

Answer 1

It is possible to increase the production of crops on the same piece of land by some method.

Multiple cropping and use of modern farming methods are some ways of increasing production.

Multiple cropping means growing more than one crop on the same land in one year. Using modern farming methods includes using machines for framing and irrigation and also the use of hybrid seeds, chemical fertilizers and pesticides in farming can increase the production.

Answer 2

Multiple cropping and use of modern farming methods are two different ways of increasing production on the same piece of land. e.g., (i) Multiple Cropping When more than one crop is grown on a piece of land during the year it is known as multiple cropping.