Agriculture Test - 3

In mixed farming the land is used for growing food and fodder crops and rearing livestock.

There are different versions about the discovery of coffee. In about AD 850, Kaldi, an Arab goat-herder, who was puzzled by the queer antics of his flock, tasted the berries of the evergreen bush on which the goats were feeding.

Favourable topography of soil and climate are vital for agricultural activity. Agriculture is an age old economic activity and the cultivation methods depend on physical environment, technological know how and socio cultural practices.

Uttar Pradesh state is the major producer of pulses.

Sesamum is a kharif crop in north and rabi crop in south India.

India is an agriculturally important country. Two-thirds of its population is engaged in agricultural activities.

Agriculture is a primary activity, which produces most of the food that we consume. Besides food grains, it also produces raw material for various industries.

Agriculture is an age-old economic activity in our country

Agriculture is an age-old economic activity in our country. Over these years, cultivation methods have changed significantly depending upon the characteristics of physical environment, technological know-how and socio-cultural practices. Farming varies from subsistence to commercial type.

Primitive Subsistence Farming This type of farming is still practiced in few pockets of India. Primitive subsistence agriculture is practiced on small patches of land