1. Subsistence Farming
1.1. OUTPUTS: - Crops - Meat products
1.1.1. EXAMPLES: - One / two cows for one family - A small field of crops for one family
1.1.2. PROCESSES: - Ploughing - Sowing - Irrigation - Weeding - Harvesting
1.1.2.1. INPUTS: - Seeds - Fertilisers - Machinery ( Tools ) - Water - Food
1.2. DEFINITION - Where there is just sufficient food produced yo provide for the farmer's own family
2. Mixed Farming
2.1. INPUTS: - Seeds - Fertilisers - Machinery - Water - Food
2.1.1. DEFINITION - Involves a combination of arable and pastoral farming
2.1.2. PROCESSES: - Ploughing - Sowing - Irrigation - Weeding - Harvesting
2.1.2.1. OUTPUTS: - Crops - Dairy - Poultry products
2.1.2.1.1. EXAMPLES: - Cows and wheat on the same farm - Sheep and various different crops on the same farm
3. Extensive Farming
3.1. DEFINITION - Where the size of a farm is very large in comparison to the inputs of money, labour ect. needed
3.2. INPUTS: - Natural fertility of the soil - Terrain - Climate - Water
3.2.1. EXAMPLES: - Raising cattle in areas with low agricultural productivity - Cooking oils and other grain crops in areas like Murray-Darling Basin in Australia.
3.3. OUTPUTS: - Crop yield depends on the listed inputs - Healthy Animals
3.4. PROCESSES: - Very small amount of labour being required
4. Arable Farming
4.1. DEFINITION - Involves the growing of crops
4.2. INPUTS: - Seeds - Fertilisers - Large amounts of labour
4.2.1. PROCESSES: - Ploughing - Sowing - Irrigating - Weeding - Harvesting
4.3. OUTPUTS: - Large amounts of crops
4.3.1. EXAMPLES: - Growing crops like wheat and barley
5. Pastoral Farming
5.1. DEFINITION - Involves the rearing of livestock
5.2. INPUTS: - Water - Food - Land
5.2.1. PROCESSES: - Feeding - General looking after the animals - Ensure there are no illnesses - Breeding - Taking them away for slaughter
5.3. OUTPUTS: - Meat - Poultry products - Dairy
5.3.1. EXAMPLES: - Raising animals like cows, sheep or pigs
6. Commercial Farming
6.1. INPUTS: - Seeds - Fertilisers - Machinery - Water - Food
6.1.1. EXAMPLES: - Wheat farms - Rice Farms - Maize Farms
6.1.1.1. DEFINITION - The growing of crops / rearing of livestock to make a profit. Common in most countries
6.2. OUTPUTS: - Crops - Dairy - Poultry Products
6.2.1. PROCESSES: - Ploughing - Sowing - Irrigation - Weeding - Harvesting
7. Intensive Farming
7.1. INPUTS: - Food - Water - Reduced land - Less labour - Fertilisers - Pesticides
7.1.1. DEFINITION - Where the farm size is small in comparison with the large amount of labour, and inputs of capital, fertilisers ect. which are required
7.2. OUTPUTS: - High crop yields - High meat production - Large egg production
7.3. PROCESSES: - Ploughing - Sowing - Feeding - Irrigating - Harvesting
7.3.1. EXAMPLES: - Producing high-yield crops - Using fertilisers pesticides - Keeping large amounts of animals indoors in a small area