Identify from the following, the correct statements with reference to the characteristics of intensive subsistence agriculture dominated by wet paddy cultivation.

(A) Land holdings are very small due to the high density of population.
(B) Farmers work with the help of family labour leading to intensive use of land.
(C) Farm yard manure is used to maintain the fertility of the soil.
(D) The yield per unit area is low, but productivity per labour is high.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(A), (B) and (C) only

The correct answer is Option (3) - (A), (B) and (C) only

Intensive subsistence agriculture dominated by wet paddy cultivation: This type of agriculture is characterised by dominance of the rice crop. Land holdings are very small due to the high density of population (A). Farmers work with the help of family labour leading to intensive use of land (B). Use of machinery is limited and most of the agricultural operations are done by manual labour. Farm yard manure is used to maintain the fertility of the soil (C). In this type of agriculture, the yield per unit area is high but per labour productivity is low (D is not Correct).