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Agriculture — Social Studies STD 8 — Question

CBSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 8Social StudiesAgriculture3 Marks
Question
What is commercial farming? Mention its major features.
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Answer

In commercial farming crops are grown and animals are reared for sale in market.
  1. Features of commercial farming
  2. The area cultivated and the amount of capital used is large.
  3. Most of the work is done by machines.
  4. Commercial farming includes commercial grain farming, mixed farming and plantation agriculture.

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