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Understanding Agriculture: Subsistence vs. Commercial Practices in LDCs and MDCs

This chapter explores the primary, secondary, and tertiary sectors of agriculture, highlighting the stark differences between subsistence farming in Less Developed Countries (LDCs) and commercial agriculture in More Developed Countries (MDCs). It emphasizes that half the professions in LDCs are agriculture-based, while less than 5% in MDCs are. Key factors affecting agricultural practices include cultural and environmental influences. The chapter also outlines the key distinctions between subsistence and commercial farming, the role of technology, and the relationship between farming and agribusiness.

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Understanding Agriculture: Subsistence vs. Commercial Practices in LDCs and MDCs

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  1. Agriculture Chapter 10

  2. Primary, Secondary, Tertiary Sectors • Half the professions in LDC are agriculture based, <5% are in MDC. • Cultural and environmental influence agricultural practices.

  3. Two Types of Farmers MDC - Commercial LDC - Subsistence

  4. K1: OBJECTIVES • Origins of Agriculture • Subsistence and Commercial Agriculture

  5. Yo’Momma • Yo’ momma was a Gatherer. Yo’ daddy was a Hunter and you a farmer.

  6. Origins of Agriculture • What is Agriculture? Both plants & animals to obtain sustenance or economic gain.

  7. Diffused from Multiple Hearths

  8. Domesticated Animals

  9. Subsistence and Commercial Agriculture • LDC/ Subsistence: food for consumption by the farmer/family. • MDC/ Commercial: food sold off the farm. • 5 Principals to Distinguish the Two? 1) Purpose 2) % of farmers 3) Machinery 4) Farm size 5) Relationship of farming to other business.

  10. Purpose & Percentage • Subsistence farmers purpose to feed family. Surplus is sold locally (bonus). • Commercial farmers sale off the farm to large food processing companies • % of Farmers/Labor Force: declining rapidly bc push/pull factors

  11. Machinery & Farm Size • Technology, transportation, scientific advances, • Farm Size: MDC farms average 450 acres (family owned) • Commercial farms make up 5% of farms but 75% of output. • Prime agriculture land: urban sprawl encroaching on farm land.

  12. Relationship of Farming to Other Business • Commercial Farming (AGRIBUSINESS): food production pipeline. • 20% of jobs in US are related to agribusiness (food processing, packaging, storing, distributing, and retailing)

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