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प्रश्न
Distinguish between intensive commercial farming and extensive commercial farming.
उत्तर
| Extensive Farming | Intensive Farming |
| Farms are large in size. | Farms are generally small in size. |
| Most of the work is done by machines. | Most of the work is done manually as it is labour intensive. |
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