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Explain primitive subsistence farming? |
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Answer» PRIMITIVE SUBSISTENCE FARMING:(i)This type of farming is done to grow crops so as to sustain the family of farmers...(ii) This is done by using primitive tools like Dao,Diggiz stick with the help of family or community labour...(iii)The farmers depends on natural fertilizer and rain,hence the production is low in this type of Agriculture... Primitive Subsistence Farming:\xa0This type of farming is practiced on small patches of land. Primitive tools and family/community labour are used in this type of farming. The farming mainly depends on monsoon and natural fertility of soil. Crops are grown as per the suitability of the environmental condition.This is also called\xa0‘slash and burn’\xa0agriculture. A patch of land is cleared by slashing the vegetation and then the slashed plants are burnt. The ash; thus obtained is mixed with the soil and crops are grown.This type of farming produces just enough crops to sustain the family. After a couple of seasons, the patch is left fallow 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. |
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