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Activity

Discuss the major food crops and cash crops grown in Nepal

Exercise

Answer the following questions:

1. What do you understand by the term 'agriculture'?
2. Differentiate between the subsistence farming and the commercial farming.
Mention the importance of commercial farming.
3. Why is an agriculture very important in Nepal? Explain.
4. “Though Nepal is an agricultural country. The dependency is still very high in
agriculture but the production is not sufficient for all.” Give reasons.
5. What are the problems of agriculture in Nepal? Also, mention their solutions.
6. What is the probability to develop agriculture in Nepal?

Community Work

Nepalese farmers complain that there is “more pain, less gain” in agriculture. On the
basis of the statement visit your community and find out the situation of agriculture.
Prepare a report on the basis of your research.

Project Work

Collect the food grains grown in your community, make a small packet of each and paste
it in the chart paper. Paste the chart paper on displayboard of your classroom.

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