AGRICULTURE agriculture is came from latin word ager or agri that means soil and culture means cultivation : agriculture means cultivation of soil
Agriculture agriculture is primary occupatioon it includes growing crops,fruits ,flower and rearing of live stock in world 50% of population is still depedent on agriculture and two third part os india
Agriculture in india agriculture is most importent and tradiotnal occupation type of agriculture - subsistence in nature (depend upon rain) favrable factor 1.favrable topoghraphy 2. extensive fertile plains are avelaibel for agriculture 3.long growing season -kharif,rabi and zaid
Farm syatem importent input in farm syatem are 1.seeds 2.fertiilizer 3.mechinry 4.labour
Oparation needed ploughing,leveling,sowing,weeding,harvesting
Output in farm system crops,wool,dairy products,polutry
Types of farming farming can be classified into two types subsistence farming
commarcial farming
subsistence farming
-this type of farming practised to meet the need of the farmers familily
- low tecnhology is used
types
intensive
primitive
1.intensive subsistence farming
i.areas - small plots
ii. purpose - to meet the needs of the farmers family.
iii.uses simple tools
iv.more labour- labour intensive farming
main crops - rice ,wheat,corn and oil seeds
area- thickly populated region ,mansoon region ,south and southes area ,east asia
Primitive subsistence