Subsistence Agriculture


 
 
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Subsistence Agriculture

Subsistence Agriculture: It is a type of farming in which a farmer and his family grow crops for self-sustenance. Generally, they grow cereals to meet the requirement of their family and local community.  Subsistence agriculture includes nomadic herding and shifting agriculture.

A)  Primitive Subsistence Farming:  

This type of farming is practiced in few pockets of India. Primitive subsistence agriculture is practiced on small patches of land with the help of primitive tools like hoe, dao and digging sticks, and family/community labour. This type of farming depends upon monsoon, Natural fertility of the soil and suitability of other environmental conditions to the crops grown.

  • It is a ‘slash and burn’ agriculture. Farmers clear a patch of land and produce cereals and other food crops to sustain then family. When the soil fertility decreases, the farmers shift and clear
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    Which type of farming is practiced in areas of high population pressure on land?

    Right Option : D
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    Question : 2

    What are the characteristics of subsistence farming?

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    Subsistence farming can be further classified as ______________________

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