Agriculture : Geography
In an economy, there are three types of economic activities: primary, secondary and tertiary.
The primary activities include agriculture, forestry and related activities including hunting and fishing. These activities provide a foundation to the economies through the production of food, fuel and other goods for human consumption to support life. It is assumed that communities always live in an agrarian society. Thus agricultural produce is the only source of food for man.
Secondary activities are concerned with the processing of natural resources to manufacturing products like baking of bread, weaving of cloth, etc.
Tertiary activities provide services like transport, trade banking, insurance, advertising, etc.
Agriculture is a primary activity which include growing crops, fruits, vegetables, flowers and rearing of livestock. 50% of persons in the world are engaged in agricultural activity. 2/3 of India’s population is still dependent on agriculture.
Favourable topography of soil and climate are vital for agricultural activity. The land on which the crops are grown is known as arable land.
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