Cbse notes social science class-10th || chapter-4 geography notes
Cbse notes class-10th social science(geography) Chapter-4 Agriculture Type of Farming , Cropping Pattern, and Major Crops Agriculture means land cultivation.It also includes animal husbandry and Fishing. →At present in different parts of India, the types of farming being carried out are primitive subsistence farming , intensive subsistence farming, and commercial farming. →Primitive subsistence farming is characterised by small and scattered landholding and use of primitive tools. The farmers do not use fertilisers and high-yield varieties of seeds. →Intensive subsistence farming is carried out in the areas with high population pressure on land . Irrigation, fertilisers, and pesticides are used to get maximum output from limited land .Various machines are introduced. →Commercial farming is characterized by use of higher doses of modern inputs in order to obtain higher productivity. →Plantation farming, a form of commercial farming , involves growing of a single crop on a large area. →I