Agriculture

Agriculture

by Pranjal Gupta

​Agriculture: agriculture can be defined as the practice of farming.

​Subsistence Farming

​*Intensive

​*Extensive

​*Shifting

​Intensive Farming

​In this type of farming large numbers of labourers are involved to get the maximum yield from a small land holding.

​Extensive farming

​In areas of low population and large land holding, this type of farming is practised. the use of labour is less and most of the work is done using large machines.

​Shifting cultivation

​Under this type of cultivation, the farmers clear a patch of land by cutting and burning the trees and bushes.

Multiple Choice

Is shifting cultivation is good?

• YES

• NO

Multiple Choice

Name the cultivation in the picture

• Intensive farming

• Extensive farming

• Shifting farming

Multiple Choice

_________ use less machines

• Intensive farming

• Extensive farming

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