TYPES OF

FARMING
By: R.Sona and
Laasya
10D
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01 02 03 04

PRIMITIVE COMMERCIAL SUBSISTENCE CROPPING

FARMING FARMING FARMING PATTERN
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PRIMITIVE
FARMING
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Introduction
● This type of farming produces
enough crops to sustain a single
family.
● After a couple of seasons , the patch
is left and a new patch of land is
prepared for farming.
● This allows the earlier patch of land
to replenish its fertility through the
natural process.
● This is also called “Slash and Burn”
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● A patch of land is cleared by slashing the vegetation and

then slashed plants are burnt.
● The ash which has been obtained is mixed with soil and
crops are grown. It is called slash and burn farming.
● The farming mainly depends on monsoon and natural
fertility of soil.
● Crops are grown as per the suitability of the environmental
condition.
 PLACES IN INDIA “SLASH AND BURN”
PERFORMED

ASSAM MANIPUR MADHYA PRADESH

This type of farming is also This type of farming is also This type of farming is also
called Jhumming called Pamlou called Bewar or Dahiya

ANDHRA PRADESH WESTERN GHATS HIMALAYAN BELT

This type of farming is also This type of farming is also This type of farming is also
called Podu or Penda called Kumara called Khi
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COMMERCIAL
FARMING
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● This type of farming is done with a
sole purpose of selling the farm
produce.
● Various modern inputs are used to
this type of farming, e.g., HYV (High
Yielding Variety) sedds, chemical
fertilisers, Insecticides and
Pesticieds.
PLACES IN INDIA WHERE COMMERCIAL
FARMING IS DONE IN LARGE SCALES

WESTERN
PUNJAB FEW PARTS OF
UP
MAHARASHTRA
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SUBSISTANCE
FARMING
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 INTRODUCTION
● This type of farming is done mostly in densely
populated areas.
● This involves high degree of use of biochemical
inputs and irrigation.
● There is huge pressure of population this type of
farming.
PROBLEMS FACED BY DOING INTENSIVE SUBSISTENCE
FARMING

Low yields High rate of crop failure

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CROPPING
PATTERN
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THERE ARE 3 TYPES OF CROPPING PATTERNS

RABI KHARIF ZAID

 RABI
Rabi crops are sown from October to December and harvested
in April to June next year. Important rabi crops are wheat,
mustard, barley, grams and peas. The Important areas for rabi
crops are PUnjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttaranchal,
HImachal Pradesh, and Jammu and Kashmir.
 KHARIF
Kharif Crops are grown with the onset of monsoon in different
parts of the country and these crops are harvested in
September-October. Example: Paddy, maize, bajra, tur, moong,
urad, cotton, jute, groundnut and soybean.
 ZAID
Zaid is a short season during the summer months between the
rabi and the kharif seasons. Important crops produced during
‘zaid’ are watermelon, muskmelon, cucumber, vegetable and
fodder crops.
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