CBSE Class 10 Answered

Four characteristics of commercial farming in India are

1. High quantities of fertilisers, high yield variety seeds, insecticides and pesticides are used to enhance the productivity of land.

2. The degree and extent of commercialised agriculture varies from region to region. For example, wheat in Punjab is a commercial crop, while in Orissa, it is a subsistence crop.

3. Plantation is also a kind of commercial farming where a single crop is grown over a large area.

4. In commercial farming, crops are grown for earning profits. Some of the cash crops are tea, coffee, rubber etc.