Farming systems

Types of farming

Ranching

Refers to the practice of grazing animals on the public lands. Some public lands may also be used for raising livestock.                                                           

Rain and irrigated farming

Farming in areas where rainfall is deficient and there is no assured source of artificial irrigation, is referred to as dry farming.

Mixed farming

Mixed farming is the combining of two independent agricultural enterprises on the same farm.

Single Crop and Multi-crop Farming

Single-crop farming is a form of specialised farming. If a farmer specialises in crop enterprise, it is left to him to produce a single crop or a multiplicity of crops. 

Diversified Farming

When a farmer is engaged in a multitude of farm enterprises, it is referred to as diversified farming. If a large number of crop enterprises, with or without a number of non-crop enterprise is run by a single farmer, it is referred to as diversified farming. Raising of five or six crops makes it diversified. The motive behind diversified farming is self-sufficiency. 

Specialised Farming

In a general sense, when only few enterprises are run by the farmer, in which he has acquired special knowledge, it is known as specialised farming. Specifically, specialised farming refers to only one kind of farm business such as raising food crops or rearing sheep or raising dairy cattle. Raising two to three crops makes it specialized. The motive behind specialied farming is profit. 

Primary economic activity world map

Agriculture.
Livestock.
Fishing.
Logging.
Industry.
Crafts.
Gastronomy.

Gross domestic product of the countries in the world

Countries of the world sorted by their gross domestic product (GDP) tovalues ​​of purchasing power parity (PPP), the sum of all goods and services produced by a country in a year, in relation to purchasing power parity (PPP.) This is an economic indicator introduced in the early nineties by the International Monetary Fund in a realistic way to compare living standards across countries, taking into account the per capita gross domestic productin terms of cost of living in each country.

The PPP is one of the most appropriate for comparing living standards,gross domestic product per capita, as it takes into account changes inprices. This indicator eliminates money illusion linked to changes rates, so that an appreciation or depreciation of a currency will not change the purchasing power parity of a country, since the inhabitants of this country receive their wages and make purchases in the same currency. Ie,allows the exchange rates between currencies are such as to allow a coinhas the same purchasing power anywhere in the world.

Bar chart of income percapita of the E.U.

This inequality is on the table.

The highlight three main elements:

* All regions were poor in 1820.
* All regions have experienced some economic progress.
* The rich regions experienced today by far the largest economic progress

Physical and political map of America

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Physical and political map of Asia

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