Explain the types of farming with examples.
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Types of Farming
Quick revise
Farming can be classified (grouped) according to what it grows and how it is grown
Arable: Crops
Pastoral: Animals
Mixed: Crops and animals
Subsistence: Grown just for the farmer and his family
Commercial: Grown to sell
Intensive: High inputs of labour or capital ususally small
Extensive: Low inputs of labour or capital
Sedentary: Permanently in in one place
Nomadic: The farmers move around to find new areas to farm
This video explains the different types of farming
Farming System
Farms are systems with inputs, processes and outputs
Inputs: Money, labour, soil, climate, drainage, fertiliser, fuel
Processes: Planting, ploughing, spraying, harvesting, shearing, milking
Outputs: Milk, cereals, eggs, wool, meat, hay, waste material.
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