Agriculture is the process of producing food, feed, fiber and
other products by the cultivation of certain plants and the
raising of domestic animals. The practice of agriculture is also
known as "farming". There are many types of farming. They can be
classified into many groups. The groups are Economic status,
Specialization, Intensity of land use and land tenure. Economic
Status includes subsistence farming and commercial farming.
Subsistence is when the food produced is just enough to meet the
farmers needs i.e. enough to feed his whole family. Commercial
Farming, or factory farming, is the growing of crops or rearing
of animals for sale. It is very common in MEDCs and is rapidly
increasing every where else. The specialization criteria
includes Arable, pastoral and mixed (arable and pastoral)
farming. Extensive and intensive farming fall under the
intensity of land use. Shifting and nomadic cultivation and
sedentary farming fall under land tenure. Farming produces goods
such as cut flowers, decorative and