Fig. 4 Areas of Primitive Subsistence Agriculture

2.3.1.2. Intensive Subsistence Agriculture

This type of agriculture is largely found in densely populated regions of monsoon Asia. There are two types of intensive subsistence agriculture:

1. Intensive subsistence agriculture dominated by wet paddy cultivation: This type of agriculture is characterised by dominance of the rice crop. Land holdings are very small due to the high density of population.

2. Intensive subsidence agriculture dominated by crops other than paddy: Due to the difference in relief, climate, soil and some of the other geographical factors, it is not practical to grow paddy in many parts of monsoon Asia. Wheat, soyabean, barley and sorghum are grown in northern China, Manchuria, North Korea and North Japan. In India wheat is grown in western parts of the Indo-Gangetic plains and millets are grown in dry parts of western and southern India.