CBSE Science Class 8

Crop Production and Management

Crop Production and Management - Chapter Wise CBSE Solved Question and Answer Based On NCERT

Points To Remember:

We need to adopt certain agricultural practices in order to provide food to our growing population.

Plants of same kind grown and cultivated at one place on a large scale for food, clothing, medicines, cosmetics, dyes etc. are called crops. In India crops are categorised into two types on the basis of seasons that is rabiand kharif crops. The crop production practice involves a series of process which are as follow :

  • Preparation of soil by tilling and levelling
  • Sowing of seeds into prepared soil
  • Adding manure and fertilisers for replenishment and enrichment of soil and healthy growth of crops
  • The supply of water to crops at appropriate interval called as irrigation
  • Protecting from weeds by using weedicides
  • Harvesting of crops by machines and there proper storage to protect them from harmful effects of pests and microorganisms

Like plants animals also provide us with large variety of food items for which they are reared at home or in farms. They are provided with proper food, shelter and care, this is called animal husbandary



Chapter 1 Crop Production and Management