2. FARMING SYSTEM

 Farming system- Refers to the decision and function that farmers make to utilize land in raising crops and livestock to produce food and other necessities not only for themselves but for the country as a whole.

 

DECISION FARMER MUST MAKE IN ADOPTING A FARMING SYSTEM

1. What to produce among the many alternatives available e.g. grow crops, keep livestock or grow both crops and keep livestock.

2. What method to be used e.g. settled, shifting/nomadic mechanized, intensive or extensive. A pastoralist may be settled or nomadic while the Arable farming may be mechanized or use traditional tools.

3. What will be the scale of operation e.g. may be small or largescale