Differentiate between commercial agriculture and Prmitive subsistence farming.

Commercial Farming

Primitive subsistence Farming

1. The main characteristic of this type of farming is the use of higher doses of modern inputs.

2. High yielding variety (HYV) seeds, chemical fertilisers, insecticides and pesticides are used in order to obtain higher productivity.

3. The degree of commercialisation of agriculture varies from one region to another. For example, rice is a commercial crop in Haryana and Punjab, but in Odisha, it is a subsistence crop.

1.Primitive subsistence agriculture is practised on small patches of land with the help of primitive tools like hoe, dao and digging sticks, and family/community labour.

2. This type of farming depends upon monsoon, natural fertility of the soil and suitability of other environmental conditions to the crops grown.

3. It is a ‘slash and burn’ agriculture. Farmers clear a patch of land and produce cereals and other food crops to sustain their family.