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                                                Explain the differences between Subsistence and Commercial farming.        

Answer:

Subsistence farming:

(i) Subsistence farming is done on small level.

(ii) The main aim is to fulfill the needs of farmer?s family.

(iii) Traditional methods, low level of technology and household labour are employed to produce a small output.

(iv) Intensive subsistence agriculture and primitive subsistence agriculture are two types of such farming. Primitive subsistence agriculture can be further divided into shifting agriculture and nomadic herding.

Commercial farming:

(i) In commercial farming, crops are grown and animals are reared for sale in market.

(ii) The area cultivated and the amount of capital used is large.

(iii) Most of the work is done by machines.

(iv) Commercial farming includes commercial grain farming, mixed farming and plantation agriculture.