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The document discusses subsistence agriculture, which is farming to meet a family's basic food needs rather than for commercial production. It describes two types - shifting cultivation and intensive subsistence agriculture. Shifting cultivation involves clearing small forest areas and moving locations periodically, while intensive subsistence agriculture produces high yields from small dense farms using manual labor and basic tools.

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The document discusses subsistence agriculture, which is farming to meet a family's basic food needs rather than for commercial production. It describes two types - shifting cultivation and intensive subsistence agriculture. Shifting cultivation involves clearing small forest areas and moving locations periodically, while intensive subsistence agriculture produces high yields from small dense farms using manual labor and basic tools.

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Aarohi- Good morning to one and all present here. I am here to


discuss the topic of Subsistence agriculture and its types with
my whole group.
Kavya and Akshit enter and start doing the action of ploughing.
Myra- Hello Kavya and Akshit! Today my teacher gave me a brief
idea about Subsistence agriculture and its types and I guess you
both are doing the same.
Akshit- You are correct, but do you exactly know what is it?
Aarohi- Yes! Subsistence agriculture is when farmers grow crops
and raise animals mainly to feed themselves and their families, but
the remaining crops are then sold or exchanged from something
else.. They focus on producing enough food to meet their basic
needs without relying heavily on buying from stores. It's like having
your own small farm to make sure you have enough to eat.
Jenisha enters as an industry’s owner.
Jenisha- But here subsistence agriculture too has a disadvantage.
Being a developed industry’s owner I can say that, the lack of
economic opportunities in subsistence farming can contribute to
slow migration from rural areas to urban centres, which could limit
rural development.
Kavya - Yes, we too agree. But it helps us and other communities
have enough food to eat. We grow our own crops and raise animals
for ourselves, which means we don't have to rely too much on buying
from stores. This way, we can make sure that we always have
something to eat, even if we don't make money by selling our extra
food.
Akshit- Do you know anything about subsistence agriculture’s
types?
Myra- Yes, Subsistence agriculture can be broadly classified into
two types: Shifting cultivation or slash and burn and Intensive
Subsistence agriculture.
Shifting cultivation is a farming style where people clear small forest
areas for crops by cutting trees and burning plants. After a while,
they move to a new spot and repeat. Advantages include good soil
and diverse food, but it can harm forests, cause soil erosion, and
create pollution. It's a cycle of farming and resting land, but as more
people use it, the land's recovery time shrinks, affecting soil quality.
It's an old way of farming that's part of some cultures. While helpful,
it can harm the environment and may not work well as populations
grow.
Aarohi- Intensive agriculture is about growing a lot of food from a
small area by using advanced methods and tools.Yield produced
is per acre high, even though total production per labour is low.
There is no use of modern amenities like machines. Farms are
small and intensively cultivated. It is practised in densely
populated areas.
Akshit- You both are very intelligent.
Jenisha- Hearing about intensive subsistence agriculture I think that
all the farmers should use machines to reduce wastage of time.
Akshit- But we need money for it, and we grow crops for our own
benefit.
Jenisha- You all can sell some of the crop and buy the things.
Kavya- Yes, we will look upon it.
End of the play
Aarohi- So. this was a short explanaition about the topic Subsistence
agriculture.
Everyone lines up and says THANK YOU!

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