Types of farming
Kuvakäsikirjoitus Teksti
- PASTORAL FARMING
- This is done to obtain animal products to sell in the market.
- MILK
- WOOL
- MEAT
- This type of farming is practised in temperate grasslands
- Pastoral farming is the rearing of livestock (cattle,sheep,goats) for commercial purposes.
- The animals are kept in specially designed places called ranches
- Examples of animal products:- Meat, milk, wool, hides etc.
- The animals are fed well on local food.
- They are :- The prairies of the USA, the pampas of Argentina, the veld of South Africa, the steppes of Eurasia and the downs of Australia.
- Pastoral farming is a highly specialised and useful type of agriculture.
- These ranches are scientifically managed and animals are well looked after.
- Examples:- Fodder crops like alfalfa and Lucerne
- There are separate departments for every stage of animal production.
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