Modern Agriculture Practices — Flashcards

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Intensive farming, also called industrial agriculture, is a system of farming that aims to maximise crop yields and livestock production by using modern inputs and technology on the same land.

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Intensive farming became popular after the Green Revolution because HYV seeds, fertilisers, irrigation, and modern methods helped increase food production quickly, especially for wheat and rice.

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The main techniques are crop farming with modern inputs, livestock farming in controlled units, and aquaculture. These methods use technology to increase output.

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Crop farming becomes intensive when improved seeds, fertilisers, pesticides, irrigation, and machines are used to produce more crops from limited land.

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HYV seeds give high output under controlled conditions. They were promoted for wheat and rice during the Green Revolution to raise food production.

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Intensive farming helps most because it is designed to obtain maximum yield from limited land by using modern inputs and technology.

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It can increase farmer income because higher production gives more saleable produce, and improved efficiency can support larger-scale farming.

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Two major disadvantages are soil degradation and water pollution. It can also reduce biodiversity and increase dependence on costly inputs.