Question

Differentiate between the following:

Truck farming and orchard farming.

Answer 1

Truck farming :

1. The American farmers call ‘market gardening’ as truck farming because they send fruits and vegetables daily to the markets by means of truck
2. Climatic condition is not an important factor in truck farming.

Orchard farming :

1. Mediterranean lands are the well-known orchard lands of the world. Orchard farming is concerned with growing of fruits on a large scale.
2. Climatic condition is the main factor in orchard farming so lots of care is needed at every stage.