QUESTION

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Indian Geography

Prelims 2012

Which of the following is the chief characteristic of ‘mixed farming’?

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Explanation

Mixed farming is a type of agriculture which involves both crops and livestock. This is not to be confused with mixed cultivation, implying merely a series of different crops.

Mixed farming is essentially associated with densely populated, urbanized, and industrialized societies, dependent upon high incomes for the sale of its products and the manufacturing industry for the provision of its inputs.

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