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  What are the differences between subsistence agriculture and commercial agriculture?

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Parameter	Subsistence agriculture	Commercial agriculture
Reason for cultivation	For self or local consumption	Mainly for the market
Land holding	Small (less than 2 hectares)	Larger than 2 hectares
Crop mix	Foodgrains and vegetables	Cash crops and cereals
Irrigation method	Dependent on rainfall and primitive methods	Modem irrigation methods like tubewells and canals
Fertilisers used	Manure and natural fertility of soil	Chemical fertilisers
Mechanisation and labour	Hand tools used by family members	Machine driven implements and hired labour