Commercial agriculture

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1. Agriculture done with the aim of selling the product and earning profit is Called

2. Extensive Agriculture Plantation Agriculture Mixed Farming Pastoral Farming Dairy Farming Orchard Farming Market gardening Horticulture

3. Practised in sparse population Very few Manual labour required

4. Plantation Agriculture

5. Practised in tropical and sub tropical regions Introduced by the European nations The farms are huge and are called estates A lot of manual labour is required and skilled labour is imported

6. Mixed farming refers to the cultivation of food crops, and the rearing of livestock at the same time, on the same land. It is practiced in Europe, eastern USA, Argentina, south east Australia, New Zealand, West Africa and south Africa

7. It is the commercial rearing of livestock like cattle, sheep, goats for meat, milk, wool, and other products. It is practiced in temperate grasslands – the prairies of USA, the pampas of A rgentina, the veld of south Africa, The steppes of Eurasia and the downs of A ustralia. The animals are kept in huge farms called Ranches. The ranches are scientifically managed.

8. The Rearing of dairy cattle to produce milk and milk products. Dairy farming is practiced around urban areas. Modern machinery and scientific methods of breeding are used. Dairy farming is most common in the UK, Denmark, the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Northeastern USA, Southeastern Australia and New Zealand. In India it started with Amul in Gujarat, and soon spread To all the other states of I ndia.

9. It has developed in the Mediterranean regions, where winter rain and summer drought. The south European countries like P ortugal, Spain, France, Italy, and G reece, have large Scale orchards. Orchard farming is a highly specialized commercial Agriculture. Viticulture or grape cultivation is also a specialty of the Mediterranean regions. Grapes are used for wine production.

10. is also called truck farming

11. This types of agriculture includes the growing of fruits and flowers. It is common in the European countries and in the USA The Netherlands specializes in the production of tulips Roses and marigolds are grown in I ndia to cater To the big cities .