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The ‘types of farming’ and the ‘systems of farming’ are two different terms. Some western farm economists have used the terms, type and system interchangeably. Though the distinction between the two is not very clear, yet some experts have tried to differentiate these. The ‘system of farming’ is generally used to denote the ownership of land, farm resource management and other managerial decisions.
It may be cooperative farming, or tenant farming or the state farming, etc. The ‘types of farming’ refers to the methods of farming and to different practices that are used in carrying out farming operations. Johnson defined it as ‘when farms in a group are quite similar in the kinds and proportions of the crops and the livestock that are produced and in the methods and practices followed in production, the group is described as a ‘type of farming’’.
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Natural, economic and to some extent social factors determine the type of farming in an area. Within the restraining influence of natural factors, economic factors- relative prices of farm products, resources of the farmer, transport facility, farm size, land value and technological developments influence the type of farming practiced in a region and set the proportion of area under each enterprises. Religious beliefs and social background also play some part in following the type of farming on the farm.
(1) Diversified or General farm
A farm on which no single product or source of income equals as much as 50% of the total receipt is called a diversified or general farm. On such a farm, the farmer depends on several sources of income
Advantages of Diversified farming
Disadvantages of Diversified Farming
Under Indian conditions, the advantages of diversified farming far outweigh any consideration for specialized farming. As a rule, crop-dairy type of diversified farming is followed, because it offers more economical use of land, labour and capital and permits safest possible way to withstand adverse weather conditions or violent price fluctuations. Very often complementary relationships are observed among enterprises, which contribute to increased farm production and profitability.
(2) Specialised farming
A specialized farm is one on which 50% or more receipts are derived from one enterprise. Income is sale plus produce used at home.
Conditions for Specialization
Advantages of Specialised Farming
Disadvantages of Specialized Farming
(3) Mixed Farming
Mixed farming is a type of farming under which crop production is combined with livestock raising. The livestock enterprise is complementary to crop production so as to provide a balanced productive system of farming. When the livestock begin to complete with crops for the same resources, the relationship between the two enterprises changes from complementary phase to competitive nature.
Mixed farming offers the following advantages:
(4) Ranching
A ranch differs from other type of crop and livestock farming in that the livestock grazes the natural vegetation. Ranches are not utilized for tilling or raising crops. The ranchers have no land of their own and make use of the public grazing land. A ranch occupies most of the time of one or more operator.
(5) Dry Farming
Farmers in dry and precarious tracts, which receive 50 cm or less of annual rainfall, struggle for livelihood. The major farm management problem in these tracts, where crops entirely depends upon rainfall, is the conservation of soil moisture.
Conditions determining the system of farming: Farm tenancy, farm ownership, group farming, economic use of land, and incentives to co-operate are some of the conditions conducive to the adoption of system of farming. An analysis of the system of farming shows that it is closely associated with the type of farming in so far as the type of crops and livestock raising are concerned.
Meaning of Co-operative Farming: Co-operative farming means a system under which all agricultural operations or part of them are carried on jointly by the farmers on a voluntary basis, each farmer retaining right in his own land. The farmer would pool their land, labour and capital. The land would be treated as one unit and cultivated jointly under the direction of an elected management. A part of a profit would be distributed in proportion to the land contributed by each farmer and the rest of the profit would be contributed in proportion to the wages earned by each farmer. If the farmers are not willing to have a full scale co-operative farming, they can secure some of the economics by joining a particular form of co-operative organization namely, co- operative purchasing, co-operative better farming, co-operative selling, etc.
(2) Peasant Farming:
Peasant farming is concerned with peasant relation to land. The Zamindari Abolition Act of government has given the right of ownership to practically all the peasant-operators in the country. Peasant farming has given them opportunities to organize and operate their farms in their own way and get due reward for their labour and capital. Besides, peasant farming encourages them to maintain and develop the fertility in the occupation of land with social prestige attached to the ownership.
(3) State farming:
Under this system of farming, the farms are managed by the government. The agricultural labourers are paid wages on a weekly or monthly basis in accordance with the wages fixed under the Minimum Wages Act.
(4) Capitalistic farming:
Capitalistic farming is based on the capital provided by the owner of the farm in carrying out of farm operations. Such type of farming is practiced where landlordism exists as in England or the U.S.A. In India, this type of farming is seen in the sugarcane area where factory owners have their own farms. On these farms, five factors of productions namely, land, labour, capital, management and entrepreneurship are in evidence. A manager is a salaried person and the entrepreneur takes risk and gets profit or may sustain loss.
ASSIGNMENT : Types and Systems of Farming Assignment MARKS : 10 DURATION : 1 week, 3 days