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Peasant Farming is firstly defined as the cultivation of crops and rearing of animals on a small scale. This farming industry occupies approximately two lots of land. Peasant farmers are found in markets selling produce and are also found in rural areas. They have small farming equipment mostly manual tools/ labor. Peasant Farmers face more problems with crop infestations, pests and diseases and massive loss of crop and animal. They use simple agricultural products to help the plants grow and prevent these problems from occurring. Most of today's farmers are peasant farmers. It provides a wider scale for agriculture without the need to pay taxes or suffer bankruptcy and losses by the hands of others.
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∙ 9y agoThe following characteristics define peasant farming. Family members provide labor, the land used is usually less than 1.2 hectares, farmers use hand tools and a variety of crops are grown.
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What are some advantages of peasant farming in the Caribbean?
Peasant farming how do it help household
What is the comparison between peasant farming an commercial arable farming?
peasant farming- small scale commercial farming-large scale
What type of farming do most people in Africa do?
peasant farming
What is peasant farming?
Peasant farming is the cultivation of crops and rearing of animals on a small scale. this farming industry occupies approximately two(2) lots of land.Peasant farmer uses simple tools in this agricultural system.
How is peasant farming different from agriculture producers?
peasant farming is not like afram for animls its a farm for people agriculture producers are people who grow plants and crops and raise animals
Characteristics of peasant society?
There are many characteristics that can be found in a peasant society such as having a number of farms. Peasants tend to use the land to survive.
Differences between peasant and subsistence farming?
Peasant farming is the growing of crops and rearing of animals on a small scale mainly for sale while subsistence farming is the rearing of animals and growing of crops on small scale for personal or family consumption.
What is it called when farmers raise crops or livestock to sell?
Peasant farming
Who did the farming in the medieval ages?
The peasant's or The serf serf is just a other name for peasant. The 'Serfs' did the farming on the lords land. the land the serfs farmed was a small bit of land that was giving to the people from the Lord.
What is a mixed peasant farm?
Mixed peasant farms are where farmers not only produce for their personal consumption but also for sale. Mixed peasant farming provides a healthy surplus of food for themselves, for sale, and for trade.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of peasant farming?
the advantages is they get bay more and they need to work more
How do Utopians get jobs and how is this different from Europe in the 16th century?
Utopians can choose their jobs. This is different from Europe in the 16th century because there was less mobility between jobs and classes. Someone born a farming peasant remained a farming peasant for life.
