Question

What is extensive farming ?​

Answer 1

Extensive farming or extensive agriculture (as opposed to intensive farming) is an agricultural production system that uses small inputs of labor, fertilizers, and capital, relative to the land area being farmed.

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Answer 2

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ᴛʜɪs ᴛʏᴘᴇ ᴏғ ғᴀʀᴍɪɴɢ ɪs ᴘʀᴀᴄᴛɪsᴇᴅ ᴏɴ ғᴀʀᴍs ᴏғ ʟᴀʀɢᴇ sɪᴢᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴇʟᴘ ᴏғ ᴍᴀᴄʜɪɴᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴᴘᴜᴛ ᴏғ ʟᴀʙᴏᴜʀ ᴘᴇʀ ᴜɴɪᴛ ᴀʀᴇᴀ ɪs ʟᴏᴡ. ᴄʀᴏᴘ sᴘᴇᴄɪᴀʟɪsᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ɪs ᴏɴᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀᴊᴏʀ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀɪsᴛɪᴄs ᴏғ ᴛʜɪs ᴛʏᴘᴇ ᴏғ ғᴀʀᴍɪɴɢ, ɪ.ᴇ., ᴛʜᴇ ғᴀᴍʀᴇʀ sᴘᴇᴄɪᴀʟɪsᴇs ɪɴ ᴀ ᴄᴏᴜᴘʟᴇ ᴏғ ᴍᴀᴊᴏʀ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴇʀᴄɪᴀʟ ᴄʀᴏᴘs. ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴍᴘʜᴀsɪs ɪs ʟᴀɪᴅ ᴏɴ ɪɴᴄʀᴇᴀsᴇᴅ ᴘʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴛɪᴏɴ. sɪɴᴄᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴛɪᴠɪᴛʏ ɪs ʙᴀsᴇᴅ ᴏɴ ɴᴀᴛᴜʀᴀʟ ғᴇʀᴛɪʟɪᴛʏ ᴏғ sᴏɪʟ, ᴄʟɪᴍᴀᴛᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛᴇʀʀᴀɪɴ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʀᴇᴀ, ɪᴛ ɪs ᴘʀᴀᴄᴛɪsᴇᴅ ᴏɴ ʟᴀʀɢᴇ ғᴀʀᴍs ᴛᴏ ᴀᴄʜɪᴇᴠᴇ ʜɪɢʜᴇʀ ʏɪᴇʟᴅs. ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴏᴛᴀʟ ᴄʀᴏᴘ ᴘʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ɪs ʜɪɢʜ ᴅᴜᴇ ᴛᴏ ʟᴀʀɢᴇ ʟᴀɴᴅ ʜᴏʟᴅɪɴɢ ʙᴜᴛ ʟᴏᴡ ɪɴ ᴛᴇʀᴍs ᴏғ ᴘᴇʀ ᴜɴɪᴛ ᴘʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴛɪᴏɴ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀɪɴ ᴄʀᴏᴘs ɢʀᴏᴡɴ ᴀʀᴇ ʀɪᴄᴇ, ᴡʜᴇᴀᴛ, sᴜɢᴀʀᴄᴀɴᴇ, ᴇᴛᴄ. ᴛʜɪs ᴛʏᴘᴇ ᴏғ ғᴀʀᴍɪɴɢ ɪs ᴀʟᴍᴏsᴛ ᴀʙsᴇɴᴛ ɪɴ ɪɴᴅɪᴀ ᴇxᴄᴇᴘᴛ sᴏᴍᴇ ʀɪᴄʜ ғᴀʀᴍᴇʀs ᴏғ ᴘᴜɴᴊᴀʙ, ʜᴀʀʏᴀɴᴀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴜᴛᴛᴀʀ ᴘʀᴀᴅᴇsʜ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀɪɴ ғᴇᴀᴛᴜʀᴇs ᴏғ ᴇxᴛᴇɴsɪᴠᴇ ғᴀʀᴍɪɴɢ ᴀʀᴇ-

• ғᴀʀᴍs ᴀʀᴇ ʜᴜɢᴇ ɪɴ sɪᴢᴇ
• ᴍᴀᴄʜɪɴᴇs ᴀʀᴇ ᴜsᴇᴅ
• ғᴀʀᴍᴇʀ sᴘᴇᴄɪᴀʟɪsᴇs ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴏɴᴇ ᴏʀ ᴛᴡᴏ ᴍᴀᴊᴏʀ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴇʀᴄɪᴀʟ ᴄʀᴏᴘs.
• ɪᴛ ɪs ʜɪɢʜʟʏ ᴄᴀᴘɪᴛᴀʟ ɪɴᴛᴇɴsɪᴠᴇ
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