Question

Which of the following is mainly labour-intensive farming and utilises high doses of biochemical inputs and irrigation to obtain higher production?

• A. Primitive subsistence farming
• B. Dryland farming
• C. Commercial plantation
• D. Intensive subsistence farming

Answer 1

Answer:

D. Intensive subsistence farming

The type of farming that is mainly labor-intensive and utilizes high doses of biochemical inputs and irrigation to obtain higher production is intensive subsistence farming. In intensive subsistence farming, the farmer cultivates a small plot of land using simple tools and more labour. Intensive subsistence agriculture is prevalent in the thickly populated areas of the monsoon regions of the south, southeast, and east Asia.