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Give 4 differences between subsistence farming and commercial farming.

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As is specified in your Geography textbook, intensive subsistence farming is a labour-intensive form of farming where irrigation and other biochemical tools are used so that the production rate is extremely high. This form of farming basically provides for the needs of the farmers. Subsistence crops are typically not used for commercial purposes. On the other hand, commercial farming is a modern input-intensive form of farming in which various modern biochemical tools, high yielding variety seeds etc. are used for increasing the rate of production. As the name suggests, these crops are used for large scale commercial purposes.

 

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Subsistence Agriculture

(i) Farming practices in which crops are cultivated for local consumption.

(ii) Farms are small and food crops are cultivated such as rice and wheat.

(iii) Old tools and implements are used by the farmers.

(iv) Depends on monsoon and there is greater use of manpower.

Commercial Agriculture

(i) Farming practice in which goods produced are mainly for the market to get cash.

(ii) Farms are larger and cash crops are cultivated. Such as cotton, sugar-cane, jute.

(iii) Better implements are used and there are proper irrigation fa­cilities.

(iv) Less of manpower is used.

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