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Q94 (CDS-II/2012) Economy › Agriculture & Rural Economy › Sustainable farming practices Answer Verified

Consider the following statements : 1. Rural forestry aims to raise the trees on community land and on privately owned land. 2. Farm forestry encourages individual farmers to plant trees on their own farmland to meet the domestic need of the family. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Statement 1 is correct as rural forestry is a component of social forestry that emphasizes the promotion of agro-forestry and community forestry [2]. It involves raising trees on community-owned lands, such as village pastures, temple lands, and roadsides, as well as on private lands through agro-forestry practices [2]. Statement 2 is also correct; farm forestry is defined as the practice where individual farmers are encouraged to plant trees on their own farmland [2]. The primary objective of farm forestry is to meet the domestic needs of the family, such as providing fuel, fodder, and small timber, while also potentially generating additional income through commercial sales [2]. This approach integrates forestry with existing farm operations to achieve self-sufficiency in wood resources and environmental benefits like soil conservation [2].

Sources

  1. [2] INDIA PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT, Geography Class XI (NCERT 2025 ed.) > Chapter 5: Natural Vegetation > Social Forestry > p. 47
  2. [1] Environment, Shankar IAS Acedemy .(ed 10th) > Chapter 10: Indian Forest > Farm forestry > p. 169
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