Give characteristics of Market Gardening.

1.	Give characteristics of Market Gardening.
Answer» The following are the characteristics of market gardening. It is a modern type of agriculture developed mainly on the fringe of highly industrialised and densely populated urban areas. Vegetables, fruits, milk, eggs, meat etc., are the important products produced. Size of the farm is very small like garden. Scientific and technological knowledge as well as manual labour to some extent is used in production. Use of capital is very high. Natural organic manures and chemical fertilizers are used. Developed in areas lying at the distance of overnight journey by trucks, so that perishable products can be carried to nearby city market as early as possible. For example, vegetables and fruits grown at Vasai and Virar are carried to Mumbai.

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The following are the characteristics of market gardening.

It is a modern type of agriculture developed mainly on the fringe of highly industrialised and densely populated urban areas.
Vegetables, fruits, milk, eggs, meat etc., are the important products produced.
Size of the farm is very small like garden.
Scientific and technological knowledge as well as manual labour to some extent is used in production.
Use of capital is very high.
Natural organic manures and chemical fertilizers are used.
Developed in areas lying at the distance of overnight journey by trucks, so that perishable products can be carried to nearby city market as early as possible.
For example, vegetables and fruits grown at Vasai and Virar are carried to Mumbai.

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