Question

Bring out the characteristics of Intensive and Plantation farming.

Answer 1

Intensive farming:-

1. It involves various types of agriculture with higher levels of input, such as capital and labour, per unit of agricultural land area.
2. It aims to maximize yields from available land through various means, such as heavy use of pesticides and chemical fertilizers.
3. Intensive farming is practiced in Punjab, parts of Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and Madhya Pradesh in India.

Plantation farming:-

1. It is a single crop farming, practiced in a large area.
2. Crops are mainly grown for the market.
3. It is both labour-intensive and capital-intensive.
4. It has an interface of agriculture and industry.
5. A developed network of transport and communication connecting the plantation processing industries and markets play an important role in the development of plants. Example-tea, coffee, rubber, sugarcane, etc.