introducing

commercial farming

Main questions

!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!/

1What is it ? 2

3Compared to other farming.

Advantages and disadvantages .

WHAT IS IT?

???????????????????????

1

What is it ?

1)Large areas under cultivation, due to cost of machines and economies of scale.

2)Monoculture of cash crops, mainly Wheat Low yield, Cheap land means farms are huge.

3)Low Population Density, few signs of workers as most work is done by machines. 4) the produce if for self use and also for selling on.

Inpu

ts !

Inputs:

Seeds and fertilisers are vital.

Marginal climate has 120 – 140 frost free days

Capital Input ( money and machines) is high

Migrant Labour travel north as wheat ripens

Now that is what it is and next …….

2 Advantages and disadvantages of commercial farming!

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Advantages …

Advantages

1)Commercial farming can be very profitable helping your family an generations to come/

2)It is a very good business to get into.

3)With such a large scale of production you can produce tons of produce.

Disadvantages.1) Increase in chemical fertilisers and pesticides have damaged the environment,

harming wildlife and polluting water supplies.

2) You are not always guarantied money and if there is a drought or weather problems you can lose a lot of money and lose all your crops.

3) It is very hard work you have to check it very often and when it come to collecting it takes a lot of time and effort.

If a drought happened a farmers whole crop can be rewind or damaged this can then have a knock on effect to supermarkets and factory's.

Also, something like fertilizer's damaging the environment and also can hurt us if not used properly!

What effects can the disadvantages have?

There are ways to prevent disadvantages for example you can use more healthy fertilizer's and check the weather before you plant your crops to see if you will get a good produce

Advantages and disadvantages

3 COMPARED TO OTHER FARMING.

Is it better or worse than Subsistence Farming

»Subsistence Farming is when the main purpose of the farm is to grow food and other agricultural products (for instance, wool for making clothing) to meet the needs of the farming family or to barter with others for products that are not grown or made on the farm. Very little money is spent or earned in a subsistence farming.

What is Subsistence Farming

Compared to ,…

Commercial farming you make more money and a lot mere profit they may have some for them self's but they sell the rest on.

Subsistence farming may be classed a better because it for all your family but commercial farming most of it is soled on.

I think they are both as good as each other!

Commercial farming

What is better and worse?

FOR LISENING thank you