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If farming is done to provide food for one’s family, then it is Subsistence farming. If farming is done to sell in large quantities, then it is Commercial farming.
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Where? - Mostly in the LDC Who? - Family or Village How? - Limited Technology - Lots of manual labor
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Where? - Mostly MDC Who? - Corporate employees - Family Farms How? - Modern technology (machines, irrigation systems, chemicals)
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Where? - Mostly LDC Who? - Owned by wealthy corporations - Imported workers How? - Technologies vary (limited) - Low pay, sometimes unsafe
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INTENSIVE or EXTENSIVE? Compare the factors below for the same amount of land… Amount of LABOR involved. Amount of CAPITAL required. Amount produced=the YIELD.
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Large amounts of Labor. Large amounts of Money. High Yields. Examples: Rice, Corn, Grains, Dairy, Orchards, Beef/Chicken/Pork
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Lower amounts of Labor. Lower amounts of Money. Lower Yields. Examples: Fishing, Nomadic Herding, Shifting Agriculture
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