Write a Note on the Types of Agriculture

Q. Write a Note on the Types of Agriculture.

Answer: Agriculture means the science and art of cultivating the crops and raising livestock. It comprises the practice of animal and plant products. These products are made up for people to use and distributed to markets. Agriculture offers one of the world’s best quality fabrics and food. Agricultural practices mainly rely on the condition of climatic characteristics, the land, and the irrigation services available. A different type of agriculture practice is performed in India by farmers. It is given below. 

Types Of Agriculture

Agriculture is the world’s across-the-board activity, but it’s not consistent throughout. Following are the types of agriculture, it is listed below. 

• Mediterranean Agriculture:

Mediterranean agriculture is done in those areas which are located surrounding the Mediterranean Sea. It has wet winters, hot, mild, dry summers, and also some similar climate locations like the southwest of Western Australia, central Chile,  central and southern California, the southwest of Cape Province, etc. 

• Mixed crop and Livestock: 

A mixed crop and livestock system is a combining cash crop and livestock at the farm level. That’s considered a perfect way to gain agricultural systems’ sustainable intensification.

• Commercial Gardening and Fruit Farming:

It includes the production of ornamental crops, vegetables, and fruits on small plots of land.

• Dairy Farming: 

Dairy farming is the method of growing mother animals like buffalo, donkeys, cows, goats, and other livestock. The farmers use their milk to feed humans. 

• Grain Farming: 

Grain farming is done for cultivating crops used for food for people or as animal feed. Its examples are oats, wheat, corn, and rice.