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प्रश्न
What is mixed farming?
What is meant by mixed farming?
उत्तर
In mixed farming, the farmer combines farming with some other subsidiary occupation, such as cattle-rearing, fruit and vegetable growing or poultry farming.
संबंधित प्रश्न
Give geographical reasons for each of the following:
Clonal planting is the best method of tea propagation.
Distinguish between intensive commercial farming and extensive commercial farming.
Answer the following question.
What is plantation agriculture?
Which states are the main producers of coconuts?
Why are commercial crops also known as industrial crops?
| Jhumming: The 'slash and burn' agriculture is known as, 'Milpa' in Mexico and Central America, 'Conuco' in Venezuela, 'Roca' in Brazil, 'Masole' in Central Africa, 'Ladang' in Indonesia, 'Ray' in Vietnam. In India, this primitive form of cultivation is called 'Bewar' or 'Dahiya' in Madhya Pradesh, 'Podu' or 'Penda' in Andhra Pradesh, 'Pama Dabi' or 'Koman' or 'Bringa' in Odisha, 'Kumari' in Western Ghats, 'Valre' or 'Waltre' in South-eastern Rajasthan, 'Khil' in the Himalayan belt, 'Kuruwa' in Jharkhand, and 'Jhumming' in the North-eastern region. |
What is the 'slash and burn' agriculture called in Mexico?
| Commercial Farming: The main characteristic of this type of farming is the use of higher doses of modern inputs, e.g. high yielding variety (HYV) seeds, chemical fertilisers, insecticides and pesticides in order to obtain higher productivity. The degree of commercialisation of agriculture varies from one region to another. For example, rice is a commercial crop in Haryana and Punjab, but in Odisha, it is a subsistence crop. |
Which of the following is a commercial crop in Haryana?
In commercial farming, crops, are cultivated and used only for own family consumption.
Describe any three features of commercial farming.
Which of the following farming method is used to grow tea on a large scale?
