Question

What are the different types of agricultural practices followed in India? Give any two reasons for following them.

Answer 1

Hint: Agricultural practices are basically a collection of various principles applied for farm production processes in order to get better agricultural products. The different types of climatic conditions is the reason for following various types of agricultural systems.

Complete answer:
There are three major agricultural practices in India they are:
I. Subsistence farming: This is one of the widely used agricultural practices that can be seen all over India. The farmer himself and his family grow grains for themselves or they can even sell it to the local market.
Reasons:
 1.Labor charges will be excluded as the family themselves is into the work.
 2.It creates an opportunity to continue living in a village.

II. Shifting Agriculture: Tribal groups mainly practice this type of agriculture practice. This land is obtained by clearing a forested area and planting crops in that area when the land is no longer fertile another area of land is being cleared and the crops are shifted there.
Reasons:
1.The length of time that a field is cultivated is shorter than the time period over which the land is regenerated.
 2.It is adaptable to a place where long term cultivation is not possible and is detrimental.

III. Plantation Agriculture: This type of agriculture practice includes growing and processing of a single cash crop for sale.
Reason:
1.Followed where crops are grown for profit
2.Cheap labor

Note:At present, there are eight types of agricultural practices followed in India.India. Is a very large country with the difference in topography and climatic conditions, due to its differences in climatic conditions different types of agricultural practices has been followed so the practice is followed keeping in mind the climatic conditions of the region.