| SN | Criteria | Traditional | Improved |
| 1 | Purpose | Subsistence | Commercial |
| 2 | Average land holding size (Ropani) | 1.8 | 5.7 |
| 3 | Average No. of trees/perennial plant HH−1 | 12 | 45 |
| 4 | Cropping pattern | Tree on boarder + vegetable/agriculture crop | Tree + cash crop + vegetable/grass |
| 5 | Practice period | Time immemorial | A decade (recent) |
| 6 | Strata composition | Two storeys | Multi storey |