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ECOFRIENDLY AGRICULTURAL PRACTISES
AGRICULTUREAgriculture is the
cultivation of animals, plants, fungi, and other
life forms for food, fibre, and other
products used to sustain life. Agriculture
was the key development in the rise
of sedentary human civilization, whereby
farming of domesticated species
created food surpluses that nurtured the development of
civilization. The study of agriculture is known as agricultural science.
FARMING FARMING
SHIFTING AGRICULTURE
SUBISTENCE AGRICULTUR
E
INTENSIVE FARMING
EXTENSIVE FARMING
PLANTATION AGRICULTURE
COMMERCIAL
AGRICULTURE
TYPES OF AGRICULTURE
SHIFTING AGRICULTUREShifting agriculture
is also known as slash and burn
cultivation.
(i) Shifting agriculture is practiced by
tribal communities of tropical forest
lands.
(ii) The people make a small
clearing in the forest by cutting
the trees and burning them.
(iv) It causes soil erosion.
SUBSISTENCE FARMINGIn subsistence
agriculture, farmer and his family produce
cereals for themselves only
or for local market.
Cereals like wheat, rice, millets are
mainly raised. This is practiced in most parts of
India even today.
INTENSIVE FARMING(i) Intensive
farming aims at maximum possible
production on the limited farms
with all efforts possible under
the circumstances.
(ii) Intensive farming is
capable of raising more than one
crop a year.
(iii) It is practiced in most parts of
densely populated areas.
EXTENSIVE FARMING(i) It is the
modern system of
farming done on large farms.
(ii) It is also known as
mechanical farming due to extensive
use of machines.
(iii) Extensive farm raises
only one crop a year.
PLANTATION AGRICULTURE(i) In
plantation agriculture, bush or tree farming is
done on huge areas.
(ii) It is capital-
centered and needs good managerial
ability, technical
knowledge, improved
machineries, fertilizers,
irrigation and transport facilities.
COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURE(i) Commercial Agriculture is
practiced to raise crops on a large scale with a view to export them to other countries
and earn money.
(ii) It is done mostly in sparsely populated areas.
(iii) Purpose of commercial
agriculture is to sell the produce for
money.
AGRICULTURAL PRACTISESThe term Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) can refer to any collection of specific methods, which when applied to agriculture, results that are in harmony with the values of the proponents of those practices. There are numerous competing definitions of what methods constitute "Good Agricultural Practices", so
whether a practice can be considered "good" will depend on the standards you are applying.The remainder of this article describes one particular definition of "Good Agricultural Practices" as defined by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations.
TYPES OF AGRICULTURAL PRACTISES
HORICULTURE
ROTATION OF
CROPS
HORICULTUREHorticulture is the
art, science, technology and
business of intensive plant cultivation for human use. It is
practiced from the individual level in a
garden up to the activities of a multinational
corporation. It is very diverse in its
activities, incorporating plants
for food.
CROP ROTATIONCrop rotation is the practice of
growing a series of dissimilar
types of crops in the same area in
sequential seasons.
Crop rotation confers various benefits to the
soil. A traditional element of crop rotation is the replenishment
of nitrogen through the use of green
manure in sequence with
cereals and other crops.
ORGANIC FARMING
NATURE FARMING
REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE
PERMACULTURE
ECOLOGICAL AGRICULTURE
BIODYNOMIC AGRICULTURE
ECOFRIENDLY AGRICULTURAL PRACTISES
ORGANIC FARMINGOrganic
farming is the form of
agriculture that relies on
techniques such as crop rotation, green manure,
compost and biological pest control
. Organic farming uses fertilizers and pesticides but
excludes or strictly limits
the use of manufactured
(synthetic) fertilizers
NATURE FARMINGNatural
farming is an ecological farming The title refers
not to lack of labour, but to
the avoidance of manufactured inputs and
equipment., Eco
agriculture and permacult
ure but should be
distinguished from biodyna
mic agriculture.
REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE
Regenerative Agriculture
reminds us of the true importance of farmers in our
society. The ridiculous image of the farmer as hick and redneck is forgotten. We remember that
agriculture is the foundation of all civilization, that
when you improve
agriculture, you elevate the
whole society.
PERMACULTUREPermaculture is
a theory of ecological design which seeks to
develop sustainable
human settlements and
agricultural systems, by
attempting to model them on
natural ecosystems. Permaculture draws from
several other disciplines
including organic farming,
agroforestry .
BIODYNOMIC AGRICULTURE
Biodynamic agriculture is a method of organic
farming that emphasizes the holistic
development and
interrelationships of the soil, plants and animals
as a self-sustaining
system.
SO THESE ALL WERE ECO FRIENDLY AGRICULTURAL PRACTISES !
AKSHAT JAINIX – D
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