Agriculture Flashcards

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What is Agriculture?

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Agriculture refers to the growing of crops and/or rearing of animals.

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What is arable farming?

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Arable farming refers to the growing of crops.

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what is pastoral farming?

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Pastoral farming refers to the rearing of livestock.

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What is Mixed Farming?

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Mixed farming refers to the growing of crops and the rearing of livestock.

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What is Peasant Farming?

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Peasant farming refers to the use of only basic tools to grow crops and raise animals.

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What are some benefits of agriculture to the Caribbean?

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Agriculture contributes to the gross domestic product and to export earnings.

It contributes to the domestic food supply

It provides employment

It is a source of industrial raw materials i.e the manufacture of rum

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What are some challenges of Agriculture in the Caribbean?

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Agriculture faces a shortage of labour supply in the Caribbean because most young people prefer to work in the tourism industry and other industries.

Agricultural land is often under intense competition by other land uses such as manufacturing, tourist accommodation and residential development

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Factors affecting location of peasant farms

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Climate
Soil fertility
Labour availability
Access to resources

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Peasant farming locations

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Jamaica
Guyana
Barbados

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Characteristics of Peasant Farming

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the average farm size for peasant farmers is 10 acres

the farms are usually family owned

labour is usually family based

they usually practice mixed farming

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Challenges of Peasant Farming in Jamaica and Guyana

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Climate change
Praedial larceny

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Challenges faced by small scale farmers involved in livestock farming

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Financial constraints
Access to resources

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Commercial Pastoral: Guyana

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This is a type of agricultural practice focused on raising livestock on a large scale primarily for commercial purposes such as meat, wool, milk or other animal products

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Commercial Pastoral: Location in Guyana

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Mainly done in the eastern region, this area has flat land, good soil and nice climate

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Problems associated with commercial pastoral Guyana

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Harming the environment-
big farms can cause damage to the environment through deforestation which destroys natural habitats, and hurts the soil

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