2. mind..??
I think nature , greenery , farmer
, etc . Actually agriculture is a
primary activity which includes
growing crops , fruits ,vegetables ,
etc . Farmers have to do farming
or agriculture to earn some money
for their livelihood .
3. Arable Land…..
The land on which the crops are
grown is known as arable land . In
farming the important inputs are :
seeds , fertilisers , machinery and
labour .
4. •Commercial farming .
Subsistence Farming : This type of
farming is practised to meet the
needs of the farmer’s family . Low
levels of technology and household
labor are used to produce on small
output .
Subsistence farming can be
further classified as intensive
subsistence and primitive
subsistence farming .
5. tools and more labour . Rice is the
main crop . Other examples are
wheat , maize , pulses and oilseeds
. Intensive subsistence agriculture
is prevalent in the thickly
populated areas of the monsoon
regions of south , southeast and
east Asia .
6. nomadic herding .
•Shifting cultivation : Shifting
cultivation is practised in thickly
forested areas of Amazon basin ,
tropical Africa , parts of
southeast Asia and northeast
India .Shifting cultivation is also
known as jhumming , milpa , roca
,ladang ,etc .
7. is practised in the semi-arid and arid
regions of Sahara , Central Asia and some
parts of India like Rajasthan and Jammu
Kashmir . In this type of farming ,
herdsmen move from place to place with
their animals for fodder and water , along
defined routes . Sheep , camel , yaks and
goats are most commonly reared .
8. farming , mixed farming &
plantation agriculture .
Commercial grain farming : In it
crops are grown
for commercial purpose . Wheat
and maize are common
commercially grown grains .
Mixed Farming : In it the land is
used for growing food and fodder
crops and rearing livestock .It is
grown in Europe , Argentina .
9. Plantation Agriculture : Plantation
is a type of commercial farming
where single crop of tea , coffee ,
cashew , etc . Large amount of
labour and capital are required .
10. are grown to meet the
requirement of the growing
population . Crops also supply raw
materials for agro based
industries . Major crops are rice ,
wheat , millets , maize , cotton ,
jute , coffee , tea .
11. used . Due to agricultural development in
India irrigation is done by different
methods like drip irrigation , sprinkler
system ,etc .
Farm in USA : The average size of a farm
in the USA is much larger than that of an
Indian farm .They use tractors , seed
drills ,leveller , combine harvester and
thresher to perform various agricultural
practices .
14. Dairy Farming is generally a type of
subsistence farming system in India,
especially in Haryana, the major
producer of milk in the country. More
than 40% of Indian farming households
are engaged in milk production because it
is a livestock enterprise in which they
can engage with relative ease to improve
their livelihoods. In 2001 India became
the world leader in milk production with
15. In villages manufacturing takes place in
a very small scale with simple production
methods. People are engaged in the
production at their own home or in
fields. Laborers are rarely hired.
Sugarcane is the most common small
scale manufacturing business in palampur
village. Some of the people have
machines to crush the sugarcanes.
16. Shopkeepers play a big role in
villages. All day-to-day ,non-
agricultural products , are
provided in villages in shops.
Products from towns and cities
like soaps, toothpate,etc. that
are needed on daily basis are
17. Transport
Communicating from village
to town for purchasing and
selling goods have improved
in palampur. Jeep, tractors,
bullock carts and bogey's
are the transport facilities.
They ferry people and goods
from village to town and in
return get paid for it. The
