Question

Are the farmers of intensive farming paid for growing?If yeas then what is the difference between intensive farming and commercial farming?

Answer 1

• Intensive farming are practiced in areas where the pressure on land is high
• It depends mainly on labour and hence, it is labour intensive
• In this type of farming, high dosage of chemicals, fertilizers and irrigation methods are adopted so as to attain maximum benefits
• Yes, benefits in the form of harvest are paid to farmers for growing in Intensive type of farming
• Important feature of Commercial farming is utilization of modern inputs of cultivation like HYV (High Yielding variety of seeds) organic compounds, pesticides etc, in order to attain higher productivity
• Crops that are of commercial value like that of rice, plantation crops like coffee, tea, rubber etc are planted
• The concentration of profit is higher in commercial farming and hence, in order to acquire markets, transportation facilities, processing industries etc, are well maintained