MEANINGS / DEFINITIONS:

   MEANINGS / DEFINITIONS :

  Agriculture Primary activity involving cultivation of crops, fruits, vegetables etc .

Subsistence FarmingAgriculture practiced only to meet the needs of farmer .

Nomadic HerdingHerdsmen moving from place to place with their animals .

Mixed Farming Farming in which land is used for growing food and fodder crops .

Commercial FarmingPractice in which crops are grown exclusively for commercial purpose .

Food crops Crops like rice, wheat, maize etc .

Fibre cropsCrops like jute and cotton .

 Beverage cropsCrops like tea and coffee .

 MechanisationProcess of using machines more than human labour .

Tertiary − third in order of level

Plantations − a type of commercial farming

Cultivation − prepare and use land before growing anything

Irrigation − large scale watering of plants

Staple diet − main food

Loamy soil −fertile soil of clay and sand

Peasant − farmer

Topography − physical features of an area

Horticulture −garden cultivation and management

Humidity − amount of water vapour in the air

Rearing − bringing up