AGRICULTURE.
4. WEATHERING.
4.1. SYSTEMS OF FARMING.
Systems of farming is determined by the following factors;
a)Land .
b) Human resources.
c) Economic and social factors.
CLASSIFICATION OF FARMING SYSTEMS
1)SMALL SCALE FARMING;it is characterized by:
_Use limited inputs.
_Use labour intensive methods.
_Give more consideration to food crops .
_Diversification in production.
_Less receptiveness to technological changes.
ADVANTAGES
_Farmers grow several crops and keep various types of livestock.
_It is source of food to majority people.
_It provides income to the farmers.
DISADVANTAGES
_High operational costs.
_Provision of technical advice by extension workers is not easy because of large number of farmers.
_lack of organized market for the produce .