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Vegetable Crop Production Systems Worldwide

This lesson explores the different production systems for vegetable crops globally, including modern intensive production, market garden/organic production, and contemporary subsistence production.

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Vegetable Crop Production Systems Worldwide

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  1. Vegetable Crops – PLSC 451/551Lesson 8, Worldwide Production Systems Instructor: Stephen L. Love Aberdeen R & E Center 1693 S 2700W Aberdeen, ID 83210 Phone: 397-4181 Fax: 397-4311 Email: slove@uidaho.edu

  2. Production System Categories Modern Intensive Production Common to developed countries Market Garden/Organic Production Common to the US and Europe Contemporary Subsistence Production Common to 3rd world countries

  3. Modern Intensive Production Objective: Produce vegetable crops for sale and profit

  4. Modern Intensive Production Located in developed, politically stable countries

  5. Modern Intensive Production Percent corruption – related to stability and amount of intensive agriculture

  6. Modern Intensive Production Located where production and market conditions are optimized.

  7. Modern Intensive Production Farms centered in rural locales

  8. Modern Intensive Production Requires large, contiguous acreage

  9. Modern Intensive Production Managed as a rotational monoculture

  10. Modern Intensive Production Low species density (plantains)

  11. Modern Intensive Production Producers specialize in one or a few crops

  12. Modern Intensive Production Cropping practices – Aimed at production efficiency and profitability (scale)

  13. Modern Intensive Production Cropping practices – Highly mechanized (soil prep, planting, cultivation, harvesting, handling)

  14. Modern Intensive Production Cropping practices – Minimal hired labor

  15. Modern Intensive Production Cropping practices – Employ modern technology and research-based methods

  16. Modern Intensive Production Cropping practices – Incorporates the routine use of fertilizers and pesticides

  17. Modern Intensive Production Cropping practices – Harvest is short-term and scheduled to maximize yield and quality

  18. Modern Intensive Production Cropping practices – Short and long-term storage common

  19. Modern Intensive Production Heavily dependent on long-distance tranport

  20. Modern Intensive Production Usually mass-marketed through a single wholesale buyer

  21. Market Garden/Organic Production Objective: Produce vegetable crops for profit, supplement personal diet

  22. Market Garden/Organic Production Located throughout the world (dedicated organic production is associated with developed countries)

  23. Market Garden/Organic Production Commonly in suburban locales with easy access to urban markets

  24. Market Garden/Organic Production Requires small to moderate amounts of non-contiguous acreage

  25. Market Garden/Organic Production Cropping practices – Aimed at meeting market preferences

  26. Market Garden/Organic Production Production is small-scale monoculture or limited companion planting

  27. Market Garden/Organic Production Species density is moderate Species choice is market-driven

  28. Market Garden/Organic Production Management is not crop specific Minimal crop-based efficiency

  29. Market Garden/Organic Production Cropping practices – Moderately mechanized – soil prep, planting

  30. Market Garden/Organic Production Cropping practices – Moderate to high labor requirements

  31. Market Garden/Organic Production Cropping practices – Utilizes traditional (sustainable) methods

  32. Market Garden/Organic Production Cropping practices – Technology levels range from very low to high

  33. Market Garden/Organic Production Cropping practices – Organic production involves use of approved fertilizer and pesticide products

  34. Market Garden/Organic Production Cropping practices – Harvest timing is market driven and continuous over a set season

  35. Market Garden/Organic Production Cropping practices – Typically involve only short-term, small-scale storage

  36. Market Garden/Organic Production Transportation needed only for market delivery

  37. Market Garden/Organic Production Produce marketed through many retail and wholesale channels

  38. Subsistence Production Objective: Produce vegetables for personal and family consumption

  39. Subsistence Production Primarily adopted in developing and 3rd world countries

  40. Subsistence Production Subsistence agriculture is related to poverty levels

  41. Subsistence Production Countries high in subsistence agriculture have high rates of hunger and starvation

  42. Subsistence Production Family farm in Peru

  43. Subsistence Production Dacha in Russia

  44. Subsistence Production Family farm in Africa

  45. Subsistence Production Located wherever people live – urban and rural

  46. Subsistence Production Utilizes land resources available regardless of size, shape, suitability

  47. Subsistence Production Production of mixed crops, relay planting, companion crops and often includes animals

  48. Subsistence Production Very high species density

  49. Subsistence Production Methods not specialized by crop – usually suboptimal for all crops

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