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Types of Agriculture — Geography STD 6 — Question

ICSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 6GeographyTypes of Agriculture5 Marks
Question
Distinguish between intensive and extensive farming.
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Answer

Intensive farming :
  • The land is small.
  • More labour is employed
  • Expensive farming as more fertilizers, hybrid seeds, pesticides, etc. are used.
Extensive farming :
  • Plenty of lands.
  • Less labour is employed work is done by large machines like combine harvesters, etc.
  • Low-cost farming. Mostly cereal crops are grown.

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