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Can you give some examples of crops that may be commercial in one region and may provide subsistence in another region?
( Chapter - 4 Agriculture, Cass X NCERT Contemporary India -II )
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Following are the differences between commercial crops and subsistence crops:
Commercial crops are those crops that are grown for market sale and use modern inputs such as high-yielding variety (HIV) seeds, chemical fertilizers, pesticides, and high doses of insecticides to increase productivity while Subsistence crops are those crops that are grown mostly for their own consumption and production uses a low level of modern inputs.
Following are some examples of crops that are grown as commercial crops in one region and as subsistence crops in another region:
Paddy (rice) is a commercial crop in states like Punjab, Haryana, and western Uttar Pradesh while it is a subsistence crop in states like Odisha, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, and Mizoram.
Sugarcane is a commercial crop in Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu and a subsistence crop in other northeastern states of India.
Maize is a commercial crop in Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, and Kerala while it is a subsistence crop in Rajasthan and Odisha.
Coconut is a commercial plantation crop in the coastal states while it is a subsistence crop in the non-coastal states of India.
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