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Give characteristics of Market Gardening.
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The following are the characteristics of market gardening.
- It is a modern type of agriculture developed mainly on the fringe of highly industrialized and densely populated urban areas.
- Vegetables, fruits, milk, eggs, meat, etc., are the important products produced.
- The size of the farm is tiny, like a garden.
- To some extent, scientific and technological knowledge and manual labour are used in production.
- The use of capital is very high.
- Natural organic manures and chemical fertilizers are used.
- Developed in areas lying at the distance of overnight journeys by trucks so that perishable products can be carried to nearby city markets as early as possible. For example, vegetables and fruits grown at Vasai and Virar are brought to Mumbai.
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