HORTICULTURE

Detailed explanation-1: -A farmer having less than one hectare (2.5 acres) are called a marginal farmer.

Detailed explanation-2: -(i) A farmer having 1 hectare of land for farming is called a subsistence farmer because 1 hectare of land is too less for even the sustenance of a small family.

Detailed explanation-3: -1. Refers to a farmer cultivating agricultural land up to 1 hectare (2.5 acres), as owner or tenant or share cropper (NSSO).

Detailed explanation-4: -Farmers who cultivate landholdings less than 2 hectares are referred to as small farmers. Farmers who own landholdings between 2 to 10 hectares are called medium farmers, and those who own more than 10 hectares are called large farmers.