10th Class Social Science Agriculture Question Bank 10th CBSE Social Science Agriculture

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    Why is subsistence agriculture still practiced in certain parts of the country? Give reasons.

    Answer:

                    (i) Small farmers have smaller landholdings which are uneconomical. (ii) Poor farmers don't have fertilizers and high yielding variety of seeds. (iii) Surplus production is needed to be stored in granaries but storage facilities are inadequate. (iv) In India till date, agriculture is dependent on monsoon rains where sufficient irrigation facilities are not available. (v) Most of the food production is for the small farmers own consumption as they practice subsistence farming.


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