Question

Differenciate among primitive subsistence farming, intensive subsistence farming and commercial farming in a tabular form

Answer 1

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Primitive Subsistence Farming	Intensive Subsistence Farming	Commercial farming
Farming practised in small pieces of land using primitive tools.	Farming practised in small pieces of land using modern tools.	Farming practised on large areas using modern tools.
Mainly done for own consumption.	Mainly done for food and livelihood.	Mainly done for commercial usage.
Use of tools like hoe, dao and digging sticks and depends on soil's natural fertility and rain for irrigation	Use of HYV seeds, fertilizers and modern machinery like tractors, sprinkler etc. for ploughing, irrigation etc.	Use of HYV seeds, fertilizers and modern machinery like tractors, sprinkler etc. for ploughing, irrigation etc.
Practised with different names in different places:- 'Jhumming’ in the North Eastern states of Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland etc. 'Kumari’ in the Western Ghats etc.	Practised in states like Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa.	Practised in states like Punjab and Haryana.

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