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Market gardening
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Solution
- This is one of the important type of the commercial agriculture. This farming is mainly done to full fill the urban population.
- It is developed in rural-urban fringe area.
- Maximum production from limited area.
- In this type of agricultural the used capital is high,
- It is done along with the use of manual labour, use of scientific technology, knowledge and capital.
- Farmers use organic and chemical manures of fertilizers and irrigation.
- It is practiced in areas lying at distance of an overnight journey by trucks. Hence it is also known as 'Truck Farming'.
- Developed mainly in highly industrialised and densely populated urban areas. e.g. fruits and flowers from Khedshivapur, Saswad are brought to Pune.
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