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प्रश्न
Answer the following question.
What is plantation agriculture?
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उत्तर
Plantation agriculture is a type of commercial farming where a single crop of tea, coffee, sugarcane, cashew, rubber, banana or cotton is grown. Large amount of labour and capital is required in this type of farming. The produce is either processed on the farm itself or in nearby factories. Major plantations are found in the tropical regions of the world, like rubber in Malaysia, coffee in Brazil, tea in India and Sri Lanka, etc.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Mention any two features of plantation farming stating two examples.
Answer the following question in about 120 words.
Describe the geographical conditions required for the growth of rice.
Distinguish between the following.
Subsistence farming and intensive farming
What do you understand by broadcasting sowing?
Why does the method of transplantation give better yields?
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Which one is known for better yields.
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Name the different types of farming.
| Jhumming: The 'slash and burn' agriculture is known as, 'Milpa' in Mexico and Central America, 'Conuco' in Venezuela, 'Roca' in Brazil, 'Masole' in Central Africa, 'Ladang' in Indonesia, 'Ray' in Vietnam. In India, this primitive form of cultivation is called 'Bewar' or 'Dahiya' in Madhya Pradesh, 'Podu' or 'Penda' in Andhra Pradesh, 'Pama Dabi' or 'Koman' or 'Bringa' in Odisha, 'Kumari' in Western Ghats, 'Valre' or 'Waltre' in South-eastern Rajasthan, 'Khil' in the Himalayan belt, 'Kuruwa' in Jharkhand, and 'Jhumming' in the North-eastern region. |
What is the 'slash and burn' agriculture called in Mexico?
Write a short note on subsistence farming.
Give one advantage of transplantation method of sowing rice.
