Large Scale Agriculture

Question 1

Describe large farms

Answer 1

Vary extensive, flat, owned by a single farmer (not gov’t owned)

Question 2

What type of crop is grown?

Answer 2

Monoculture

Question 3

What is the labour suppply?

Answer 3

large, 100-1000 persons, skilled labour/ semi

Question 4

What machinery is used?

Answer 4

Harvesters, ploughs, automated irrigation schemes, drones

Question 5

What is the capital intensive?

Answer 5

It requires a large start-up money to invest in land, labour, machinery, feeds and export.

Question 6

What are the benefits?

Answer 6

It earns foreign exchange in export markets, employs persons semi/ highly skilled in research and development in production, commercial arable farming can be used in secondary industries like agro-processing.

Question 7

What are the problems?

Answer 7

Pests and diseases can wipe out an entire crowd, weedicides and pesticides cause land/water pollution that can damage the environment and health of persons. It may cause countries to import since it only relies on one crop and land degradation.