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प्रश्न
Answer the following question in one or two paragraphs
Distinguish between intensive and extensive farming.
उत्तर
Intensive farming :
- The land is small.
- More labour is employed
- Expensive farming as more fertilizers, hybrid seeds, pesticides, etc. are used.
Extensive farming :
- Plenty of lands.
- Less labour is employed work is done by large machines like combine harvesters, etc.
- Low-cost farming. Mostly cereal crops are grown.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Fill in the blank
______farming requires a lot of labour on a small piece of land.
Fill in the blank
Extensive farming is practised in areas of ___population.
Match the columns
| Column A | Column B |
| 1. subsistence farming | i. aims at high yield |
| 2. intensive farming | ii. is a primitive practice |
| 3. extensive farming | iii. is done with cash crops |
| 4. shifting cultivation | iv. is practised by farmers who own small piece of land |
| 5. plantation | v. uses heavy machinery |
State whether the following is true or false
Intensive farming requires very little labour to work on the farm.
State whether the following is true or false
Shifting agriculture is wasteful and harmful to forests and wildlife.
Answer the following question in brief
Define subsistence agriculture.
Answer the following question in brief
Why is intensive farming expensive?
Answer the following question in brief
Why is shifting cultivation not productive in the long run?
Answer the following question in brief
In which parts of India is shifting cultivation practised?
Collect the pictures of improved seeds and means of irrigation from the internet.
