Compare the primitive subsistence farming and commercial farming.
| Subsistence Agriculture | Commercial Farming |
|---|---|
| • Subsistence agriculture is practised on small patches of land with the help of primitive tools like dao, hoe and digging sticks. | • Commercial farming is done on large scale with the use of huge doses of modern inputs e.g. HYV seeds, chemical fertilizers, insecticides and pesticides. |
| • Farmer and Lis family produce cereals for themselves and for the local market. It is labour intensive where most of the activities are done by family/community labour. | • Crops are grown with a view to export them to other countries. It is capital intensive where much of the work is done with the help of machines. |
| • It is practised in thickly populated areas. | • It is practised in sparsely populated areas. |
| • Cereals like wheat, rice, millets are mainly raised. | • Coffee, cotton, sugarcane etc are mainly raised. |
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