Question

What are the special features of Intensive farming?

Answer 1

1. High Yield Focus: It aims to maximize agricultural output per unit area of land, usually by practicing multiple cropping (growing more than one crop on the same field) throughout the year.
2. Small Landholdings: It is practiced primarily in densely populated regions where the per capita availability of agricultural land is extremely limited.
3. Heavy Inputs: It requires substantial capital investment in high-yielding variety (HYV) seeds, chemical fertilizers, and pesticides to artificially boost soil fertility.
4. Intensive Labour and Irrigation: It relies heavily on dense human labour and a well-developed, assured irrigation system to sustain continuous cultivation.