CLASS 9 | CHAPTER 6 | Agriculture in india | PART 1 | скачать в хорошем качестве

CLASS 9 | CHAPTER 6 | Agriculture in india | PART 1 |

Agriculture is an age-old economic activity in our country. Over the years, cultivation methods have changed significantly depending upon the characteristics of the physical environment, technological know-how and socio-cultural practices. At present the following farming systems are practised in different parts of India. Subsistence Farming - This type of farming is alone in two forms. They are : Simple Subsistence Farming and Intensive Subsistence Farming. 1. Simple Subsistence Farming: Agriculture is practised on small patches of land with the help of primitive tools like hoe, dao and digging sticks through family/community labour. This type of farming depends upon monsoon, natural fertility of the soil and suitability of other environmental conditions to the crops grown. It is a ‘slash and burn’ method of agriculture (Shifting agriculture). You have read about it in the previous classes.