Question

Define the term 'Extensive commercial grain farming'. Explain any five characteristics of
Extensive commercial grain farming practised in the world.
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Answer 1

Answer:

Answer: The five characteristics of extensive commercial grain cultivation are as follows: Commercial grain cultivation is practised in the interior parts of semi-arid lands of the mid-latitudes. Wheat is the principal crop, though other crops like corn, barley, oats and rye are also grown.

Answer 2

Answer:

Answer

Explanation:

The five characteristics of extensive commercial grain cultivation are as follows:

• Commercial grain cultivation is practised in the interior parts of semi-arid lands of the mid-latitudes.
• Wheat is the principal crop, though other crops like corn, barley, oats and rye are also grown.
• The size of the farm is very large and often run into hundreds of hectares.
• This is highly mechanised agriculture in which all operations from ploughing to harvesting are done by machines.
• Yield per acre is low, but yield per person is high because farms are mechanised and the population is sparse.