NEET BIOLOGY

BIOLOGY IN HUMAN WELFARE

IMPROVEMENT IN FOOD PRODUCTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
____ is a type of farming which involves both the growing of crops and the raising of livestock.
A
Mixed cropping
B
Crop rotation
C
Intercropping
D
All of these
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Mixed farming is a system of farming which involves the growing of crops as well as the raising of livestock.

Detailed explanation-2: -Mixed cropping involves growing of two crops growing on the same agricultural land. Inter-cropping also involves the growing of different crops simultaneously on a single land in a definite pattern. Therefore Inter-cropping could be called as a type of mixed cropping.

Detailed explanation-3: -In mixed farming the land is used for growing food and fodder crops and rearing livestock.

Detailed explanation-4: -Mixed farming is an agricultural system in which a farmer conducts different agricultural practice together, such as cash crops and livestock. The aim is to increase income through different sources and to complement land and labour demands across the year. Was this answer helpful?

Detailed explanation-5: -Mixed cropping involves the simultaneous growing of two or more crops intermingled on the same land. Mixed farming is the combining of two independent agricultural enterprises on the same farm.

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