Answer to Question #104583 in Economics of Enterprise for Ikponmwosa Eghobamien

Question

Identify the main components and features of various systems of agriculture

Answer 1

Arable farming in this system of agriculture , farmers grow only crops.Crops produced are annual crops and it requires specilised skills and know how.

Mixed farming.This an agricultural system where farmer cultivates crops and raises animals simultaneously on the same piece of land.

Features of mixed farming.

-Mostly practised on small to medium scale.

-Dropping of animals are used as manure therefore use of less synthetic fertilizer.

-The farmer raises and uses some farm animals as farm traction.

Subsistence farming.this is where the farmer produces food for himself and his family.

Features

-The family works on the farm.

-Most of the work is done manually.

-The farms are small.

-Yield is not very high.

Shifting cultivation.with this system,a farmer clears a piece of land by felling and burning vegetation residue including the tree trunks and branches.

Features

-Clearing and burning of trees

-Consistent decline in production levels after a couple of years.

-Households migrate to new area of fertile land.

Nomadic farming.This is a type of agricultural system where herdsmen move their animals around in search of grazing fields and water.

Features

-The farmer only raises livestock.

-Movement of herds.