Which of the following statements is correct about farm forestry?
1. Only large-scale farmers can practice farm forestry.
2. In this, farmers grow trees for commercial as well as non-commercial purposes.
3. It allows trees to be grown only on wastelands.

Select the correct answer using the codes below:
(a) Only 1
(b) Only 2
(c) Only 3
(d) 1 and 2

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Which of the following statements is correct about farm forestry?
1. Only large-scale farmers can practice farm forestry.
2. In this, farmers grow trees for commercial as well as non-commercial purposes.
3. It allows trees to be grown only on wastelands.

Select the correct answer using the codes below:
(a) Only 1
(b) Only 2
(c) Only 3
(d) 1 and 2

ONLiNE UPSC · Accepted Answer

Statement 1 is not correct: Farm forestry can be practiced by small, medium, and large-scale farmers.

Statement 2 is correct: Farm forestry is a term applied to the process under which farmers grow trees for commercial and non-commercial purposes on their farm lands. Forest departments of various states distribute seedlings of trees free of cost to small and medium farmers.

Statement 3 is not correct: Farm forestry allows trees to be planted on various types of land such as field margins, pastures, grasslands, and near homes and cattle sheds, not just wastelands.

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Which of the following statements is correct about farm forestry? 1. Only large-scale farmers can practice farm forestry. 2. In this, farmers grow trees for commercial as well as non-commercial purposes. 3. It allows trees to be grown only on wastelands. Select the correct answer using the codes below: (a) Only 1 (b) Only 2 (c) Only 3 (d) 1 and 2