HORTICULTURE

HORTICULTURE SCIENCE

GENERAL AGRICULTURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Mixing crops and livestock allows farmers to
A
distribute the workload of the crops and livestock so that farmers hardly need to work during the summer season.
B
generate 90 percent of their income from the sale of livestock.
C
doublecrop.
D
create a system where crops provide food for livestock and the livestock provide manure for crop fertilization.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Final Answer: Mixed farming is a system of farming on a particular farm which includes crop production, raising of livestock etc.

Detailed explanation-2: -When two or more crops are grown on the same land simultaneously, it is known as mixed cropping. For eg., growing wheat and gram on the same land at the same time is mixed cropping. This practice minimizes the risk of failure of one of the crops and insures against crop failure due to abnormal weather conditions.

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