Rural Livelihoods – CBSE Notes for Class 6 Social
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Facts that Matter:
• There are different ways in which people earn their living in villages.
• Vill&ge people are engaged in both farm activities and non-farm works, such as making utensils, baskets etc.
• There are agricultural labourers as well as big farmers.
• Working on farms involves operations such as preparing the land, sowing, weeding and harvesting of crops.
• In India nearly two out of every five rural families are agricultural labourer families.
• The members of these families usually work on other people’s fields to earn a living.
• In India, 80 percent of farmers belong to this group. Only 20 percent of India’s farmers are well-off.
• Many people in rural areas depend upon collection from the forest, animal husbandry, dairy produce, fishing etc.
Words that Matter :
• Rural livelihoods: Different ways of earning living in rural areas.
• Pesticide: A chemical used for killing pests, especially insects.
• Migration: The movement of large number of people from one place to another to find jobs.
• Harvest: The act of cutting and gathering crops.
• Terrace Farming: This is a type of farming in which the land on a hill slope is made into flat plots and carved out in steps. The sides of each plot are raised in order to retain water. This allows water to stand in the field, which is suitable for rice cultivation.
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