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Question
Mention some important types of farming in India.
Solution
Some important types of farming in India are:
Intensive farming, extensive farming, humid farming, irrigated farming, dry farming, shifting or migratory farming, subsistence farming, commercial farming, plantation farming, mixed farming, terraced farming.
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