state fifteen characteristics of commercial farming
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1. Large-scale Production
Commercial farming sees livestock and crops produced in large numbers. For this reason, it requires a lot of land, advanced technology, and expertise to meet the expected production targets or goals.
2. It is Capital-intensive
Since the practice requires a lot of investment before it is started it, therefore, implies that it requires a lot of capital to get it up and running.
The capital is used to purchase farm materials such as seedlings or seeds, fertilizers and pesticides, machinery, the farm itself, and in paying for the expenses incurred such as water and electricity bills, and in paying for labor, and expertise
3. The Use of High Yielding Varieties (HYV)
The practice of commercial farming uses high doses of modern inputs and high yielding varieties of seeds, chemical fertilizers, pesticides, weed killers, and insecticides. This is done to obtain higher production but has detrimental effects on environmental sustainability.
4. It is Produced for Sale
As opposed to other forms of agriculture where people farm for their use, commercial farming is done for sale only.
Under commercial agriculture, the thousands of acres of products such as millet, cocoa, bananas, rice, sugarcane, tea, and other products are harvested and sold, mainly as exports to other countries.
5. Heavy Machinery and Human Labor
Commercial farming requires large supplies of both skilled and unskilled labor. While skilled labor in commercial labor comes from professionals, unskilled labor tends to exploit immigrants and persons who live in absolute poverty.
It also requires heavy machinery such as diggers, trailed sprayers, plows, harvesters, and planters just to mention a few to meet the targets and goals in time, as well as meet the skills of the system of production.
6. In Most Cases, One Type of Agricultural Practice is Done in a Large Area
As much as commercial farming may involve different agricultural practices within the same parcel of land or region, it mainly involves large scale farming of one type of agricultural practice such as aquaponics, beef farming, dairy farming, chicken farming, coffee farming, sugarcane farming, specialized fruit plantation, flower farming, and tea farming among many others in one region or large piece of land.
Examples include the vast farms of tea in India and Kenya, the coffee plantations in Brazil and India, banana production in Uganda, beef farming in the United States, and sugarcane farms in Indonesia and Mexico. The degree of area coverage may vary from one region to the other.
7. The Practice is Traditionally Done all Year Round
Commercial agriculture is unique as the farmers can irrigate the land or keep the farm systems under operation all year round.
They do not rely on the rains or natural supplies as ordinary farmers do since they have advanced technologies, machines, and artificial growth enhancers to have their crops or animals sustained throughout.
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Commercial farming sees livestock and crops produced in large numbers. For this reason, it requires a lot of land, advanced technology, and expertise to meet the expected production targets or goals.
2. It is Capital-intensive
Since the practice requires a lot of investment before it is started it, therefore, implies that it requires a lot of capital to get it up and running.
The capital is used to purchase farm materials such as seedlings or seeds, fertilizers and pesticides, machinery, the farm itself, and in paying for the expenses incurred such as water and electricity bills, and in paying for labor, and expertise
3. The Use of High Yielding Varieties (HYV)
The practice of commercial farming uses high doses of modern inputs and high yielding varieties of seeds, chemical fertilizers, pesticides, weed killers, and insecticides. This is done to obtain higher production but has detrimental effects on environmental sustainability.
4. It is Produced for Sale
As opposed to other forms of agriculture where people farm for their use, commercial farming is done for sale only.
Under commercial agriculture, the thousands of acres of products such as millet, cocoa, bananas, rice, sugarcane, tea, and other products are harvested and sold, mainly as exports to other countries.
5. Heavy Machinery and Human Labor
Commercial farming requires large supplies of both skilled and unskilled labor. While skilled labor in commercial labor comes from professionals, unskilled labor tends to exploit immigrants and persons who live in absolute poverty.
It also requires heavy machinery such as diggers, trailed sprayers, plows, harvesters, and planters just to mention a few to meet the targets and goals in time, as well as meet the skills of the system of production.
6. In Most Cases, One Type of Agricultural Practice is Done in a Large Area
As much as commercial farming may involve different agricultural practices within the same parcel of land or region, it mainly involves large scale farming of one type of agricultural practice such as aquaponics, beef farming, dairy farming, chicken farming, coffee farming, sugarcane farming, specialized fruit plantation, flower farming, and tea farming among many others in one region or large piece of land.
Examples include the vast farms of tea in India and Kenya, the coffee plantations in Brazil and India, banana production in Uganda, beef farming in the United States, and sugarcane farms in Indonesia and Mexico. The degree of area coverage may vary from one region to the other.
7. The Practice is Traditionally Done all Year Round
Commercial agriculture is unique as the farmers can irrigate the land or keep the farm systems under operation all year round.
They do not rely on the rains or natural supplies as ordinary farmers do since they have advanced technologies, machines, and artificial growth enhancers to have their crops or animals sustained throughout.
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