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Agricultural Production Systems

Agricultural Production Systems. Starter. Do the following images show a farming INPUT, PROCESS or OUTPUT?. Learning objectives. To summarise ke y information and describe the different agricultural production systems. To apply the systems model theory to farming examples.

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Agricultural Production Systems

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  1. Agricultural Production Systems

  2. Starter Do the following images show a farming INPUT, PROCESS or OUTPUT?

  3. Learning objectives • To summarise key information and describe the different agricultural production systems. • To apply the systems model theory to farming examples.

  4. The farming system Agriculture is a system with inputs, processes and outputs. The following system model can be applied to all types of farming, regardless of scale or location.

  5. INPUTS PROCESSES OUTPUTS Physical Temperature Precipitation Relief Type of soil Drainage Most important in areas where agriculture is less developed Outputs exceeds inputs = profit and wealth Decision-making Individual farmers Groups of farmers The state Methods Ploughing Planting Spraying Harvesting Feeding Milking Breeding Cultural Tenure Inheritance Farm size Crops (e.g. wheat, sugar beet) Animal products (e.g. meat, milk, wool) Income from outputs equals cost of inputs = stability Economic Transport Markets Technology Governments Capital Labour Outputs less than inputs = loss and poverty Behavioural Age Ambition Knowledge Experience Perception

  6. Activity: Information hunt • Agricultural production can be classified into seven systems. • These classifications clearly show the contrasts in different types of farming. Your task is to gather information on each type of farming. Make bullet point notes of the key information on your recording sheet.

  7. Activity: Systems diagrams • Read the three case studies on pages 214-215 in AQA AS Geography: • Soy farming in Argentina • Land reform (cattle farming) in Botswana • Commercial farming in HIC’s Your task is to create a systems diagram for each of the case studies, to show how food is produced. Your diagram should display the inputs, processes and outputs that are suggested by the text.

  8. Plenary Growing enough to feed a household or community Mixed farming Low inputs of labour and capital on a large scale Intensive farming Subsistence farming Growing produce for sale Extensive farming Rearing animals Arable farming Maximising return from land using high inputs of labour, capital, machinery and fertiliser Commercial farming Growing crops and rearing animals Livestock farming

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