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What is the importance of ‘dairy farming’? Why it is mainly practiced near urban and industrial centres of the world? Explain any two reasons.
Dairy is the most advanced and efficient type of rearing of milk animals. It is highly capital intensive. Special emphasis is laid on cattle breeding, health care and veterinary services.
The reasons:
(i) It provide neighbourhood market for fresh milk and dairy products.
(ii) The development of transportation, refrigeration, pasteurisation and other preservation processes have increased the duration of storage of various dairy products
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In which of the following types of agriculture is the farming of citrus fruit very important?
Which one type of agriculture amongst the following is also called 'slash and burn agriculture'?
Which one of the following does not follow monoculture?
'Future of shifting cultivation is bleak'. Discuss.
Market gardening is practised near urban areas. Why?
Large scale dairy farming is the result of the development of transportation and refrigeration. Explain.
Differentiate between Nomadic Herding or pastoral nomadism and Commercial Livestock Rearing.
Discuss the important characteristic features of plantation agriculture. Name a few important plantation crops from different countries.
Describe the characteristics of Mixed farming.
What is mining?
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