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Types of Cultivation
- Subsistence Farming: growing enough crops and livestock only for one’s use without any surplus for trade.
- Agricultural Cultivation: involves growing crops, vegetables, and fruits for food production.
- Horticultural Cultivation: growing fruits, vegetables, and ornamental plants.
- Crop Production: includes cultivation of field crops, vegetables, fruits, etc.
Subsistence Agriculture
- Primitive Subsistence Farming: mainly practiced in marginal areas.
- Intensive Subsistence Agriculture: characterized by high output per unit of land.
- Types of Subsistence Agriculture: primitive and intensive.
Commercial vs Subsistence Agriculture
- Commercial Agriculture: aims to produce agricultural commodities for sale in the market.
- Subsistence Agriculture: focused on producing enough food to meet the needs of the farmer’s family or local community.
Examples of Cultivation
- Cultivation Definition: the act of caring for or raising plants.
- Cultivation Process: starts with preparing land for growth by tilling.
Commercial Agriculture
- Horticulture: deals with fruits, vegetables, and ornamental plants.
- Each crop needs different cultivation methods and care. Food crops are consumed by humans while cash crops are sold.
Subsistence Agriculture Overview
- Intensive subsistence agriculture has high output per land unit with relatively low output per worker.
- Disadvantages include dependence on monsoon and natural soil fertility.
