Forms and Advantages of Commercial Farming

Posted on October 31, 2022.

There are many different forms of commercial farming:

1. Plantation Farming

Planting farming is a form of commercial farming which is practiced across vast are of land and is labor-intensive farming that often uses the latest technology for yielding, sustaining, and cultivating the land. Plantation farming is done in tropical and subtropical regions of India crops are mainly grown for sale and it a is mixture of agriculture and industry.

 2. Grain Farming

Grains like corn, barley, and wheat are farmed for human consumption and exported under this sort of commercial farming. Grain cultivation is highly mechanized, necessitating ample area, machinery, equipment, and farmers. Farmers are extremely busy during the planting and harvesting seasons because the farming is done outside and is seasonal.

 3. Livestock Farming

This is the process of growing livestock animals to produce meat. Cattle and sheep are the most regularly reared animals, while pigs and chickens are also commonly reared in considerable numbers. 

In most major metropolitan markets, livestock ranching is the primary supplier of beef, chicken, and pork meat. The top beef producers in the world are the United States, Brazil, and the European Union.

4. Mixed Farming

Under mixed farming, a single crop or animal is raised. However, both crops and cattle are grown on the same area of land in this sort of commercial farming. 

As a result, crops can be planted to feed the animals, and the animals can be sold to make money. Furthermore, animal manure can be used to cultivate crops. Throughout the year, the two coexist and are cultivated together.

Advantages of Commercial Farming

1. Commercial farming boosts the power supply to areas in the suburbs of farmed land since it uses machinery and electricity.

It contributes to the improvement of local infrastructure. Roads are paved to facilitate the transit of goods and equipment quickly and comfortably.

2. One of the benefits of commercial farming is that it helps in the establishment and/or improvement of the area's infrastructure.

Electricity is provided to the community by commercial farms that rely on it. Farmers build roadways to facilitate the transportation of commodities and equipment. Governments in developing countries construct roads and trains, as well as extend water to areas where it is not yet available.

3. Provides the lowest cost of production

Commercial farmers also contribute to lower agricultural product costs. This is because more crops are produced, resulting in reduced commodity prices because of supply and demand pressures.

4. Create employment opportunities for people around

Commercial farming provides a lot of work for people in the surrounding region and even further away from where the specific knowledge required isn't readily available. The money obtained from working on the farm is used to provide food for the inhabitants. To put it another way, commercial farming can help to boost the local economy.

5. Boosts the economy of the country.

As commercial farming is mainly practiced for profit earning it helps in foreign exchange policies. Cocoa, coffee, and other non-traditional agricultural export commodities in West Africa generate foreign exchange for their countries.

Source: Tractor Gyan