WHAT  IS  PRIMITIVE  SUBSISTENCE  FARMING ?

Primitive Subsistence Farming This type of farming is still practiced in a few remote areas of India. Primitive subsistence agriculture is practiced with small patches of land with the help of primitive tools like hoe, Dao and digging sticks, and family/community labour. This type of farming depends upon monsoon, natural fertility of the soil and suitability of other environmental conditions to the crop grown.

It is a mode of agriculture used since the beginning of the civilization. A patch of the forest is cut down and burnt to get a piece of agricultural land. The ashes of the burnt down trees provides manure for the crop. The farmer grows crops which is necessary for the daily use of their family. The family members help him in cultivation and the crops are not meant for sale. So in this type of agriculture food crops necessary for the family were only grown and many crops are grown in the same piece of land.

When the fertility of the soil decreases farmer leaves the land and takes up another piece of land for cultivation. This allows nature to replenish itself and there is no need for farmer to use manures for the cultivation. It is known by different names in different parts of the country. In India the primitive form of agriculture is called 'Bewar' in Madhya Pradesh 'Padu' in Andhra Pradesh, 'koman' in Orissa, 'Valre' in Rajasthan and 'jhumming' in North- eastern region. Intensive Subsistence Farming

In the old times there were a lot land available for cultivation since the population was very less. But now the scenario has changed to a large extend as compared to the situation in the primitive world.

The population has been underwent a great increase in the the recent years. This has resulted in the lessening of the availability of the natural resources including the land . The per capita availability of every natural resources is now limited.

Therefore in these days the primitive subsistence agriculture is difficult to practice.

The population pressures has resulted in the development of a anew form of agriculture. The Intensive Subsistence Farming. This type of farming is practiced in the areas of high population pressure on land. It is Labour intensive farming. Where high doses of biochemical inputs and irrigation are used for obtaining higher production.

Though the 'right of inheritance' leading to the division of land among successive generations has rendered land holding size un-economical, the farmers continue to take maximum output from the limited land in the absence of alternative source of livelihood. Thus there is enormous pressure on the agricultural land.

The Intensive subsistence farming is aimed at higher production and uses new technologies to support the agricultural practices. This includes the use of chemical fertilizers and increased use of insecticides. These farming practices are now becoming a threat to the environment by making the hazardous chemicals enter into the food chain. This is causing the a great threat to the health of man.

Commercial Farming

The main characteristics of this type of farming is the use of higher doses of modern inputs, e.g. high yielding variety seeds, chemical fertilizers, insecticides and pesticides in order to obtain higher productivity. The degree of commercialization of agriculture varies from one region to other. For example, rice is a commercial crop in Haryana and Punjab, but in Orissa, it is a commercial crop.

Plantation is also a type of commercial farming. In this type of farming, a single crop is grown on a large area. The plantation has an interface of agriculture and industry. Plantations cover large tracts of land, using capital intensive inputs, with the help of migrant laborers. All the produce is used as raw materials in respective industries.

In India tea, coffee, rubber, sugar cane, banana, etcË are important plantation crops. Tea in Assam and North Bengal Coffee in Karnataka are some of the important plantation crops grown in these states. Since the product is mainly for market, a well developed network of transport and communication connecting the plantation areas, processing industries and markets plays an important in the development of plantations.

But the agriculture in India is now showing a downward trend in these days. People are not interested in taking the farming as a profession and are not readyto come into the field of farming. Many farmers are owning very small pieces of land thus bringing the more input cost and less profit. The modern techniques of the farming is not so common among the farmers.

Our Government should take necessary measures to improve the quality and quantity of the agriculture in India. The new technologies should be implemented in the agriculture without harming the environment. There should be enough measures taken to market the produces of the farmers and assure them a good income.

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it is of two types and it refers to the traditional method of farming

shifting cultivation and nomadic herding

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Subsistence farming is practiced to meet the needs of the farmer's family. Traditionally, low levels of technology and household labour are used to produce on small output. It can be further divided into:-1. Intensive Subsistence Farming2. Primitive Subsistence FarmingPrimitive subsistence agriculture includes shifting cultivation and nomadicherding.Shifting cultivation is practised in the thickly forested areas of Amazon basin,tropical Africa, parts of southeast Asia and Northeast India. These are the areas ofheavy rainfall and quick regeneration of vegetation. A plot of land is cleared byfelling the trees and burning them. The ashes are then mixed with the soil and cropslike maize, yam, potatoes and cassava are grown. After the soil loses its fertility, theland is abandoned and the cultivator moves to a new plot. Shifting cultivation is alsoknown as slash and burn agriculture.Nomadic herding is practised in the semi-arid and arid regions of Sahara, CentralAsia and some parts of India, like Rajasthan and Jammu and Kashmir. In this type offarming, herdsmen move from place to place with their animals for fodder and water,along defined routes. This type of movement arises in response to climaticconstraints and terrain. Sheep, camel, yak and goats are most commonly reared.They provide milk, meat, wool, hides and other products to the herders and theirfamilies.

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I will just give rough points which may help u
1. small piece of land
2. old and crude tools
3. depends on monsoon
4. no chemicals used
5. slash and burn/ jhumming
6. production is less and for self consumption.
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This type of farming is also known as slash and burn . farmers used to clear a small piece of land and grow crops .when the fertility of soil decreases farmer shifted to another piece of land . this type of agriculture is not used foe earning profit . this is only done to meet ones need
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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 .
this types of farming depends on monsoon,natural fertility of soil and sustainability of other environmental conditions.
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it is a slash and burn type of farming done with simple tools like hoe,dao and digging material .
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Primitive subsistence framing is practised in areas of high population pressure on land, it is labour intense farming ,where high doses biochemical inputs and irrigation are used for obtaining higher production. It is practised in punjab, parts of Rajasthan, m.p, bihar, orrisa and west bengal.
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primitive subsistence farming is practised in small patches of land with the help of primitive tools such as hoe dae and other tools. this type of farming depends upon the monsoon rains and also the natural fertility of the soil.
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It is practised with small patches of land with the help of primitive tools like how, dao, and digging sticks, and family/community labour. This type of farming depends upon monsoon, natural fertility of soil and suitability of other environmental conditions to the crops grown.
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It is practised on small patches of land with the help of primitive tools... This. Type of farming depends upon the monsoon and natural fertility of the soil.. It is also called slash and burn agriculture
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In this type of farming small patch of land is used.The farming depends on monsoon.Traditional tools are used.Manure is used.The farming is usually pratised for self consumption.Generally family members work in the farm
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Primitive subsistence agriculture is practiced with small patches of land with the help of primitive tools like hoe, Dao and digging sticks, and family/community labour. This type of farming depends upon monsoon, natural fertility of the soil and suitability of other environmental conditions to the crop grown
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Subsistence farming is practiced to meet the needs of the farmer's family. Traditionally, low levels of technology and household labour are used to produce on small output. It can be further divided into:-1. Intensive Subsistence Farming2. Primitive Subsistence FarmingPrimitive subsistence agriculture includes shifting cultivation and nomadicherding.Shifting cultivation is practised in the thickly forested areas of Amazon basin,tropical Africa, parts of southeast Asia and Northeast India. These are the areas ofheavy rainfall and quick regeneration of vegetation. A plot of land is cleared byfelling the trees and burning them. The ashes are then mixed with the soil and cropslike maize, yam, potatoes and cassava are grown. After the soil loses its fertility, theland is abandoned and the cultivator moves to a new plot. Shifting cultivation is alsoknown as slash and burn agriculture.Nomadic herding is practised in the semi-arid and arid regions of Sahara, CentralAsia and some parts of India, like Rajasthan and Jammu and Kashmir. In this type offarming, herdsmen move from place to place with their animals for fodder and water,along defined routes. This type of movement arises in response to climaticconstraints and terrain. Sheep, camel, yak and goats are most commonly reared.They provide milk, meat, wool, hides and other products to the herders and theirfamilies.

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