Explain any five characteristics of commercial farming in India.

1.	Explain any five characteristics of commercial farming in India.
Answer» The following are the five characteristics of commercial farming in India. The main characteristic of commercial farming is the use of high doses of modern inputs, like HYV seeds, chemical fertilisers, insecticides and pesticides, in order to obtain higher productivity. The degree of commercialisation of agriculture varies from one region to another, for example rice is a commercial crop in Punjab and Haryana but in Odisha it is a subsistence crop. Plantation is also a type of commercial farming where a single crop is grown on a large area. Plantations cover large areas using capital intensive inputs with the help of migrant labourers. In India tea, coffee, rubber, sugar cane and banana are important plantation crops.

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The following are the five characteristics of commercial farming in India.

The main characteristic of commercial farming is the use of high doses of modern inputs, like HYV seeds, chemical fertilisers, insecticides and pesticides, in order to obtain higher productivity.
The degree of commercialisation of agriculture varies from one region to another, for example rice is a commercial crop in Punjab and Haryana but in Odisha it is a subsistence crop.
Plantation is also a type of commercial farming where a single crop is grown on a large area.
Plantations cover large areas using capital intensive inputs with the help of migrant labourers.
In India tea, coffee, rubber, sugar cane and banana are important plantation crops.

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