Extensive farming involves large land areas with low inputs of labor, capital, and fertilizers per unit area. It typically involves extensive land use, minimal management, and lower yields compared to intensive farming practices. Livestock grazing and large-scale crop cultivation are common in extensive farming systems.
Examples of extensive farming include large-scale ranching of cattle in South America, wheat farming in the Great Plains of the United States, and sheep farming in Australia. These types of farming typically involve low inputs of labor and capital per unit of land.
The southern colonies primarily practiced plantation farming, which focused on cash crops such as tobacco, rice, and indigo. This type of farming required extensive labor, leading to the widespread use of enslaved Africans on plantations.
Good farming land typically has nutrient-rich soil, adequate water supply, good drainage, appropriate climate conditions, and access to sunlight. It should also have a suitable topography for farming activities and be free from pollutants or contaminants. Availability of infrastructure and proximity to markets are additional beneficial characteristics.
In the UK, farming types include arable farming, livestock farming, and mixed farming. Arable farming is more common in the East of England where the soil is fertile, while livestock farming is prevalent in areas like Wales and Scotland with extensive grasslands. Mixed farming, combining crops and livestock, is found throughout the country but is more common in areas like the South West and the Midlands.
Large scale farming typically involves extensive use of machinery, advanced technology, and large parcels of land. It often focuses on monoculture production, with a high level of specialization and efficiency in crop or livestock production. Large scale farms tend to have centralized management structures and may have a greater impact on the environment due to their scale of operation.
extensive farming and intensive farming.
Extensive farming most commonly refers to sheep and cattle farming in areas with low agriculture productivity. It is found in the mid-latitude sections of most continents. The nature of extensive farming means it requires less rainfall than that of intensive farming.
Examples of extensive farming include large-scale ranching of cattle in South America, wheat farming in the Great Plains of the United States, and sheep farming in Australia. These types of farming typically involve low inputs of labor and capital per unit of land.
It is extensive. It can be considered whether extensive or intensive by its input of capital, no. of labour, proximity to the market, etc...
There are two types commercial grain farming-extensive commercial grain farmingintensive commercial grain farming
The characteristics of subsistence farming areFarmers use primitive toolsIt is practised on small patches of land
Subsistence farming is farming where there is little or no surplus for the farmer after he and his family are fed. This was a common method of farming in preindustrial societies.
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the characteristics of high-tech farming are high capital-(economy, investment), high labour, R&D(research&Development)
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the draining of the lands natural minerals by extensive farming year after year.