HORTICULTURE

Detailed explanation-1: -Commercial farming is the farming method in which plant and livestock production is practiced with the intention of selling the products on the market. 2. Because of the high labour required in subsistence agriculture, it is a labour-intensive technique.

Detailed explanation-2: -Commercial farming involves the use of modern inputs such as seeds of high yielding variety, chemical fertilisers, insecticides and pesticides, to raise productivity.

Detailed explanation-3: -Tobacco is an example of commercial farming. It is grown largely in semi-arid and rain-fed areas where the cultivation of alternative crops is economically unviable. India is the world’s 2nd largest producer of tobacco.