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State and explain the different method of farming
i) Mixed farming – crops grown and livestock kept on the same farm
ii) Nomadic pastoralism – moving of animals from one place to another place in search of water freak pastures
iii) Shifting cultivation – involves farming a piece of land continuously until it is exhausted after which the farmer moves to more fertile land.
iv) Organic farming – is growing crop and rearing of animals without using agricultural chemicals
v) Agro forestry – Growing of crops, trees and keeping of livestock on the same piece of land.
Mohaissack answered the question on October 10, 2017 at 14:21
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