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Unit 2 Ch 4 : Agriculture — Social Studies STD 10 — Question

CBSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 10Social StudiesUnit 2 Ch 4 : Agriculture5 Marks
Question
Differentiate between the commercial agriculture and the subsistence agriculture.
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Answer

S.No.
Commercial Agriculture
Subsistence Agriculture
(i)
It is practised mainly for trade.
It is practised mainly for home consumptions.
(ii)
It is practised on large farms with the help of modern technology.
It is practised on small patches of land with the help of family members.
(iii)
Farmers use higher doses of modern inputs, e.g. HYV seeds, chemical insecticides fertilisers, and pesticides in order to obtain higher productivity.
Farmers use primitive tools like hoe, dao and digging sticks and family/ community labour. They depend on monsoon and natural-fertility of the soil.
(iv)
It is capital intensive.
It is labour-intensive.

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