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Extensive farming uses minimal amounts of labor and capital per unit land area. The crop yield depends primarily on the natural fertility of the soil, terrain, water availability and climate. Intensive farming, on the other hand, uses large amounts of capital and labor per unit land area.
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∙ 13y agoExtensive farming (as opposed to intensive farming) is an agricultural production system that uses little inputs on vast areas of land, such as the Great Plains. Extensive farming most commonly refers to sheep and cattle farming in areas with low agricultural productivity, but can also refer to large-scale growing of wheat, barley and other grain crops in areas like the Murray-Darling Basin. Here, owing to the extreme age and poverty of the soils, yields per hectare are very low, but the flat terrain and very large farm sizes mean yields per unit of labour are high. Nomadic herding is an extreme example of extensive farming, where herders move their animals to use feed from occasional rainfalls.
Intensive farming (or Capital Intensive farming) has a large investment and usually works with alot of food production at one time, Bernard Mathews is an example of a capital intensive farming system, with lots of animals in a small space.
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Is organic agriculture intensive or extensive farming?
It is extensive. It can be considered whether extensive or intensive by its input of capital, no. of labour, proximity to the market, etc...
What are the differences between intensive farming and free range farming?
Extensive farming is done on large scale (For eg-in Argentina's Estancias) n intensive farming is done on a small scale in places like Ganga-Bharmputra basin....
What are two types of agricultural methods in US?
extensive farming and intensive farming.
What is the difference between organic food and intensive farming food?
Organic foods are grown without the use of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides. Intensive farming foods may or may not be grown using synthetic fertilizers and pesiticides.
What is the difference between commercial and intensive farming?
intensive farming is intense. It uses heavy loads of capital, work, and usual lots of pesticides and chemicals. Commercial farming is kind of the same thing its just large scale production of crops. If that makes any sense?
Is chicken a agriculture intensive or extensive?
Most chickens are raised in an intensive environment some call "factory farming", but is really called Confined Animal Feeding Operations.
What is the difference between farming and fishing?
what is the difference between fish farming and a fishing
What is extensive animal farming?
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What is the difference between fish farming and fishing?
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Are calves taken away from their mothers in intensive farming?
In intensive rotational grazing, no. In dairy farming (which is intensive), yes.
How many types of agriculture are there in India?
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What are the differences between intensive farming and extensive farming?
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