Types of Agriculture-Subsistence,Intensive and Extensive Farming

The word agriculture is derived from two Latin words one of it being 'cultura' meaning to 'cultivate' and the other being-

• 'ager' meaning 'field'

• 'ager' meaning 'organic'

• 'ager' meaning 'grains'

• 'ager' meaning 'farmer'

Subsistence farming is practiced by farmers who own

• small pieces of land

• small plots

• plenty of land

• large scale land

Intensive farming is practiced on this type of land

• small plots of land

• house farming

• large scale farming

• plenty of land

Extensive farming is practiced in areas where the population is -

• low

• high

• declining

• increasing

In this type of farming they generally grow rice or vegetables and use organic or natural fertilizers such as cow dung, animal droppings and dead and dried plants.

• Extensive Farming

• Subsistence Farming

• Intensive Farming

• Mixed Farming

Wheat, cotton, rice and sugarcane are grown in this type of farming-

• Intensive Farming

• Extensive Farming

• Subsistence farming

• Commercial Farming

Double Cropping, Multiple Cropping and Crop Rotation are some of the methods used in this type of farming

• Extensive Farming

• Intensive Farming

• Extensive Farming

• Plantation Farming

In India Extensive Farming is practised in the states of-

• Punjab and Haryana

• Uttarakhand and Maharashtra

• Nashik and West Bengal

• Punjab and Rajasthan

This type of agriculture is expensive because the farmer has to buy all hybrid seeds, plenty fertilizers, and pesticides.

• Intensive Farming

• Subsistence Farming

• Intensive Farming

• Shifting Plantation

Large machines such as combine harvester is used in this type of farming-

• Extensive Farming

• Intensive Farming

• Subsistence Farming

• Mixed Farming