farming is considered as a system which consists both input and output explain
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Explanation:
The first purpose of this introductory chapter is to develop a conceptual framework for the examination of the agro-economic structure of farm-level agricultural systems. The second purpose is to sketch the relationships among these farm-level systems, and between these on the one hand and higher-level systems on the other. These considerations form the basis for the presentation in later chapters of an analytical approach to farm management from a systems perspective applied in the context of Asian agriculture.
While somewhat original in the comprehensiveness of its farm systems' schema, the analytical framework and approach taken are not in conflict with the approaches to systems theory and (agricultural) systems analysis as presented by such authors as Ackoff (1973), Ackoff and Emery (1972), Boulding (1956), Checkland (1981), Dillon (1992), Dillon and Anderson (1990, pp. 164-174), FAO (1989 and 1990), Fresco and Westphal (1988), Friedrich (1992), Kast and Rosenzweig (1974), Norman (1980), Ruthenberg (1976 and 1980), Shaner, Philipp and Schmehl (1982), Spedding (1979) and von Bertalanffy (1973).
Answer:
• Inputs can be divided into two groups.
Physical inputs are naturally occurring things such as water, raw materials and the land.
Human or Cultural Inputs are things like money, labour, and skills.
• Outputs can be negative or positive, although they are usually the latter. Negative outputs include waste products and soil erosion. The positive outputs are the finished products, such as meat, milk and eggs, and the money gained from the sale of those products.