Types Of Farming

Question 1

Commercial farming

Answer 1

Production of crops or livestock, purely for a profit

Question 2

Subsistence farming

Answer 2

When just enough food is grown to support the family.

Question 3

Intensive farming (2 types)

Answer 3

Capital intensive farming: high input of capital, and a low input for the area of land, it often involves using fertilisers, pesticides and labour saving machinery

Labour intensive farming: farming doesn’t involve much capital input but involves a lot of labour

Question 4

Extensive farming

Answer 4

the opposite to intensive farming. Low capital and labour input for the area of land and so it produces less food than intensive farming. Small numbers of livestock grazing large areas of land is an example. Extensive farming has less impact on the environment and provides better animal welfare than intensive farming

Question 5

Arable farming

Answer 5

Plants grown for food, fuel, animal feed or materials

Question 6

Pastoral farming

Answer 6

Animals are raised for food or materials

Question 7

Mixed farming

Answer 7

Farming of both livestock and animals